Built to be used. By everyone.

(01)What we build to

Every page targets WCAG 2.2 AA - the current version of the international accessibility standard, published by the W3C in October 2023. AA is the level most public bodies, larger organisations and procurement teams ask for. We design and build to meet it, and reach past it wherever reaching past it costs nothing but care.

(02)What that means in practice

In plain terms, on this site you can:

• operate everything with a keyboard alone, with a focus outline you can always see, and a skip link straight to the main content;
• use a screen reader against proper headings, landmarks and labels - not a wall of unlabelled boxes;
• scale the text right up without the layout breaking or clipping;
• read at colour-contrast levels that meet the standard, in both light and dark themes;
• tap controls sized for real fingers, not pinpricks;
• have motion stop the instant your system asks for less of it;
• and use the on-page toolbar to listen to the page, raise contrast, enlarge text or switch to dark mode.

(03)The AAA criteria we meet

Full AAA is not something we claim - the W3C itself advises against requiring it across a whole site. But several AAA criteria cost nothing but discipline, so we meet them: every link makes sense read on its own (2.4.9); the heading structure is a clean outline with nothing faking a heading (2.4.10); nothing auto-plays over you without a way to pause it (2.2.4); and any animation driven by scrolling or interaction yields entirely to a reduced-motion preference (2.3.3).

(04)What we do not claim, and why

Honesty is part of accessibility. We do not claim full AAA, because three of its criteria would make a worse site: enhanced 7:1 contrast would flatten the brand into grey; a lower-secondary reading-level rewrite would strip the voice out of the words; and sign-language video tracks are not something this site needs. Targeting AA and being straight about the rest is the responsible position - and the one the standard's own authors recommend.

(05)How this was evaluated

This statement is based on self-assessment. Keyboard operation, focus, labelling, contrast, text scaling and reduced-motion behaviour are tested as part of the build, and zoom and reflow have been checked directly. This site has not been independently audited against WCAG 2.2 AA by a third party. If that changes, this statement will say so and carry the date. We think naming the method matters more than implying one: a great many accessibility statements rest on an automated scan and do not say so.

(06)Found a barrier? Tell us

We build and test against keyboards, screen readers and real-world settings as we go - but no test catches everything. If any part of this site gets in your way, tell us - email talk@neooptic.com and we will fix it, and thank you for the flag. Naming a way to report a problem is itself part of the standard; we mean it as more than a formality.