Accessibility Statement

1. Our commitment

We build this website for the widest possible audience, whatever their ability or technology. Accessibility is part of how we work, never an afterthought, and we hold our own site to the same standard we hold our client work.

2. The standard we measure against

We measure this site against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, the internationally recognized benchmark that regulators and courts commonly treat as the practical standard for an accessible website.

Level AA means the site meets every applicable Level A and Level AA success criterion across the four WCAG principles: content must be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust.

WCAG 2.2 became the current version in 2023. We treat its additional criteria as a roadmap rather than a claim: where we already meet one, we hold it, and Section 6 names the ones we do not.

3. Conformance status

This website is substantially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Substantially conformant means the site meets the applicable Level A and Level AA success criteria in most respects, with some parts that may not yet fully conform. We review every page and the chat widget against the applicable criteria and hold that standard as the site evolves, but we do not claim a perfect result: our review is a self-evaluation, not a certified third-party audit, and issues do get found. Section 6 covers where we keep working.

This statement describes where the site stands and what we are working on. It is a good-faith self-assessment, not a warranty of conformance, a certification, or an admission of any legal obligation or shortfall.

4. Measures in place

• Readable contrast. Text and interface elements are designed to meet AA contrast minimums: 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text and controls.
• Full keyboard access. Links, buttons, form fields, accordions, the navigation menu, and the chat widget are operable without a mouse, with a clearly visible focus indicator.
• Screen reader support. Semantic landmarks, a logical heading structure, descriptive link text, image alternatives, and correct names, roles, and states for interactive elements.
• Clear forms. Visible labels, autocomplete support, and errors that are announced and explained with steps to fix them.
• Skip navigation. A “Skip to main content” link is the first thing keyboard and screen reader users reach on every page.
• Responsive and reflowable. Content reflows to a single column on small screens and stays usable at 200% zoom, in any orientation.
• Respects motion preferences. Animations are reduced or removed for visitors who request reduced motion in their system settings.

5. Technical compatibility

This site relies on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It is built to work with current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari on desktop and mobile, paired with the screen readers those platforms ship with. Core content and navigation remain available if JavaScript fails to load.

Older browsers may render the site with reduced visual polish, but the content stays readable and the navigation stays operable.

6. Where we keep working

Accessibility is an ongoing effort, not a milestone you reach once. Some content may not yet be fully optimized, and external tools we embed (including the bot-verification widget on the contact form) are not always within our direct control. If you run into a barrier anywhere on this site, tell us and we will work to fix it promptly.

Two known items we are tracking: some lists on the site rely on styling that can drop list semantics in Safari with VoiceOver, and a few controls in the desktop navigation are smaller than the 24 × 24 pixel target size introduced in WCAG 2.2 (a level we do not yet claim). Neither blocks use of the site, and both are queued for a fix.

7. How we assess this site

We self-evaluate. Every page is reviewed with automated tooling and then checked by hand: keyboard-only navigation, screen reader passes, contrast measurement, and testing at 200% zoom. We re-check when we ship a change and review the whole site at least once a year.

This statement was prepared by Atlas Methods and reflects the state of the site as of the review date at the top of this page.

8. Accessibility in the work we build

Every website we build includes accessibility basics as standard, not as an upsell: semantic structure, keyboard operability, labeled forms, alternative text, and contrast that clears AA. Where a client needs a formal audit, a conformance report, or remediation of an existing site, that is scoped as its own engagement. We do not warrant that a site we build fully conforms to WCAG unless a conformance target is written into the scope.

If you are a client and something we built for you has an accessibility problem, tell us and we will prioritize a fix.

9. Report an issue

If you have trouble accessing any part of this site, or you have feedback on how we can improve, please get in touch. Tell us the page and what happened, and we respond within one business day.

If a page or document here is not usable with your assistive technology, we will give you the same information another way at no charge: by email, in plain text, in large print, or read to you at a scheduled time. Tell us which format works for you.

If our first response does not resolve the problem, reply and ask for it to be escalated to the owner. We will follow up in writing with what we found and when we plan to fix it.

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