Our target
Authentcare aims for this website to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA. This statement describes the measures taken, the testing done and the known limitations; it claims conformance only to the extent the testing supports it.
How the site is built
- Semantic HTML with landmarks, one heading per page at level one and a logical heading order; a skip link to the main content on every page.
- Every interactive control reachable and operable by keyboard, with a visible focus indicator; the navigation menus open on click or keyboard, never on hover alone, close on Escape and return focus to the button that opened them.
- Text and controls meeting the contrast ratios in WCAG 1.4.3 and 1.4.11; colour is never the only carrier of meaning, and status chips carry text.
- Text that reflows to 320 CSS pixels without horizontal scrolling and remains usable at 200 percent zoom; no content that flashes.
- Form fields with visible labels, help text and error messages linked to the field; errors announced and focused on submit; success announced.
- Tables with captions, header cells and scope attributes; long tables scroll horizontally with the first column pinned.
- Illustrations with text alternatives, including long descriptions where the image carries information; decorative images hidden from assistive technology.
- Animation limited to the home page and the wordmark, and switched off entirely when your system asks for reduced motion.
- Self-hosted fonts and no third-party scripts on page load, so assistive technology is not interrupted by external content.
How it has been tested
Before launch the site is tested with automated tools (axe-core and Lighthouse) on every page template, and manually on each template with keyboard only, with the NVDA screen reader in Chrome and VoiceOver in Safari on iOS, at 200 percent zoom and at a 320-pixel viewport, with reduced motion enabled, and with every colour pair in the design system checked against the required ratios. The audit date and result are recorded below.
Audit status
| Audit | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Automated (axe-core, Lighthouse), all templates | Pre-launch build | Recorded in the release checklist at launch |
| Manual, all templates | Pre-launch | Recorded in the release checklist at launch |
This statement will be updated with the outcome. Until the manual audit is recorded, the site should be regarded as built to the target and partially tested, not as independently audited.
Known limitations
- The Microsoft Bookings page that the Contact page links to is provided by Microsoft on Microsoft's own site; its accessibility is Microsoft's and may differ from this site's. An email alternative is offered beside the link.
- Downloadable documents, when they are published, will be tagged for accessibility; any older document that is not will be marked as such.
Tell us
If any part of this site does not work for you, or you need content in another format, email contact@authentcare.com. We reply within one working day and will provide the content in a form that works for you.
- 2026-11-08 — Version 1.0, first publication.