Accessibility statement

Last updated: 2026-05-18

UK ETA Transit Checker is built to WCAG 2.2 Level AA, in line with:

• The European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882), which has applied to consumer-facing digital services in the EU since 28 June 2025.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act, as commonly applied to public-facing websites.
• The UK Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 and the UK Equality Act 2010 baseline expectation for businesses.

What we did

• Semantic landmarks: <main>, <header>, <footer>, <nav>, <aside>.
• A single <h1> per page and a sensible heading hierarchy.
• Every form field has a programmatically associated <label> (no "label as placeholder" pattern).
• The result region uses aria-live="polite" so screen-reader users hear the verdict change as they fill the form.
• The stale-data warning uses role="alert".
• Visible keyboard focus (3 px ring tied to the brand-primary token).
• Colour contrast ratios meet WCAG 2.2 AA (≥ 4.5:1 for body text, ≥ 3:1 for large text and UI components) against the warm-paper background.
• Respect for prefers-reduced-motion: the stamp-land animation and chip pulse are suppressed when the user has opted out at the OS level.
• Form chips and buttons are real <button> elements (not click-handled <div>s), so they are reachable by Tab and activatable by Enter/Space.
• No content depends on hover-only interactions on touch devices.
• No dangerouslySetInnerHTML; no untrusted HTML is injected into the document.

Known limitations

• Translations are currently English only. Spanish and Portuguese were declared in the original brief and may be added in a later release — until they are, screen-reader users on non-English systems hear the English copy.
• The optional Download summary action produces a plain .txt file rather than a fully tagged PDF. Plain text is universally accessible but does not include heading structure.

Reporting a barrier

If you encounter an accessibility barrier — for example a form field that your assistive technology cannot reach, a colour-contrast issue your eyes or your software finds unreadable, or a verdict copy that your screen reader skips — please write to microtools.contact@gmail.com and we will work to remediate it promptly.

Formal review

This statement was last reviewed against WCAG 2.2 AA on 2026-05-18.