Accessibility Statement

Compliance commitment for accessibilityref.eu

Our Commitment

Accessibilityref is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

accessibilityref.eu is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that most of the content conforms to the accessibility standard, with the exceptions listed under Non-Accessible Content below.

Legal Framework

Accessibilityref.eu is operated for users throughout the European Union. This statement declares conformance with the European directives that set the technical baseline, the harmonised standard they reference, and the national transpositions in every member state where we have mapped the operative law to the site's verbatim legal corpus. Each reference links to the official publisher.

European Union, baseline

Ireland

France

Portugal

Additional member states (Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and the remainder of the 27) will be added as their operative transpositions are ingested. Until then, accessibilityref.eu relies on the EU-level directives above as the applicable legal baseline for visitors in those jurisdictions.

The full directory of national enforcement authorities (competent body, contact, and penalty framework) is maintained at /eaa/authorities.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of accessibilityref.eu. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

Accessibilityref.eu is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Chrome, Firefox, and Safari on latest OS versions.
  • NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver screen readers.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of accessibilityref.eu relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Accessibility Features

This website includes several features to help people with disabilities navigate and use our resources:

  • Skip Navigation: A "Skip to content" link is available to keyboard users to bypass navigation menus.
  • High Contrast Mode: A toggle is available in the top utility bar to switch to a high-contrast (black/white/yellow) interface.
  • Semantic Landmarks: Proper use of HTML5 landmarks (header, nav, main, footer) to assist screen reader users.
  • Aria-Live Updates: Real-time "Official Sync" updates are announced to assistive technology.
  • Logical Focus Order: Tab order follows the visual and semantic structure of the page.

Recent Remediation

A full WCAG 2.2 AA remediation was completed in April 2026, addressing the following across 87+ files:

Visual & Contrast Fixes

Colour contrast ratios (1.4.3), non-text contrast (1.4.11), and text resize (1.4.4) resolved across all core pages.

Interaction & Structure Fixes

Focus visibility (2.4.7), form labels (1.3.1), heading hierarchy, and ARIA improvements applied site-wide.

Non-Accessible Content

Despite our best efforts, the content listed below is non-accessible for the reasons given. Each item is monitored and scheduled for remediation:

  • Third-party Embedded Content: Widgets or embeds served by external providers may not fully conform; we limit their use and provide alternatives where possible.
  • Tool Interactivity: Some advanced diagnostic tools have complex keyboard interaction patterns that are under ongoing refinement.
  • PDF Documents: Older downloadable templates may not be fully optimised for screen readers. We are progressively remediating these.

How This Statement Was Prepared

This statement was prepared on 17 April 2026 through a self-assessment carried out by AccessibilityRef, using our own automated scanners alongside manual keyboard and screen reader testing with NVDA and VoiceOver.

We do not claim the disproportionate burden exemption under Article 14 of Directive (EU) 2019/882 (Annex VI assessment). No accessibility requirement has been set aside on cost grounds, so no interim accessible alternative is required.

The statement is published at https://www.accessibilityref.eu/accessibility-statement and applies to that domain only.

Enforcement Procedure

If you encounter accessibility barriers on this platform, please contact us at support@accessibilityref.eu. We aim to respond within 5 business days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may file a complaint with the national enforcement authority designated under your jurisdiction's transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/882, for Ireland this is the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC); for France the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (ARCOM) for public-sector services and the Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF) for products; for Portugal the Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação, I.P. (INR, I.P.). A directory of all 27 member-state authorities is at /eaa/authorities.

This statement was last reviewed on 11 June 2026.