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# Accessibility Statement

Our commitment to digital accessibility

## Commitment to Digital Accessibility

Many people around the world have different types of disabilities or impairments that impact their ability to interact with the online world. Not all of these impairments are obvious such as total blindness or total lack of hearing but actually fall somewhere in between. At SecTeer, we strive to ensure that everything we create or add to our website is usable by people of all abilities.

## Accessibility on SecTeer

We have structured our website to allow those of all abilities to easily and quickly find the information they need.

## Ongoing Efforts to Ensure Accessibility

Our site follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 Level AA Success Criteria (and where possible Level AAA), the latest ICT Refresh (Section 508) guidelines, and EN 301 549 Accessibility requirements as they apply to the web as our primary goal. These guidelines include internationally agreed-upon standards and ICT Refresh Compliance Criteria that cover a wide range of recommendations and best practices for making content more accessible and ADA compliant. We apply these guidelines to all our designs, code, and content as new content and pages are created for our website.

Testing of our website is performed by accessibility experts using industry-standard tools such as AXE Accessibility, WAVE, the NVDA Screen Reader, the Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA), additional browser extensions like HeadingsMap, keyboard-only navigation techniques, and Flesch-Kincaid readability tests.

## Accessibility Features on SecTeer

The following is a list of components and functions meant to improve our site's accessibility:

- SecTeer's design incorporates a mobile-responsive version of its content.
- We have selected colors for color contrast that meet AA requirements, even for small text.
- Navigational aids are provided throughout our website. Skip-navigation links enable smooth keyboard navigation and bypass repeated content.
- The language of our website is declared in the header.
- All images and other non-text elements are appropriately marked up to either reflect their purely decorative purpose or share informative content in their alternative text attributes.
- Landmark and heading markup indicate expected navigation, section containers, headings, lists, and buttons in a more understandable and skimmable way for all users, regardless of device.
- Forms are associated with labels or applicable ARIA and include appropriate instructions on filling in form controls, with clearly understandable error states.
- ARIA screen-reader-only text is present when links, buttons, icons, or images need additional context to understand their meaning.
- Warning text (readable by screen readers) is displayed when links open in a new tab or window wherever possible.

## Accessibility Support Contact

We welcome comments, questions, and feedback on our website. If you notice anything that doesn't work for you or your assistive technology, please let us know. We will do our best to assist you and resolve issues. Email us at contact@secteer.com.

## Certification of Compliance

This website, SecTeer, located at www.secteer.com, has been tested for and remediated to the latest WCAG 2.1 and ICT Refresh standards. This was intended to provide an enhanced user experience, and although extensive, this shouldn't be considered an exhaustive list for improving accessibility and user experience. As the website gets more traffic, it is highly recommended to collect feedback from users to discover additional pain points, usability issues, and future improvements.

#### Scope

The focus of this audit and remediation is based on testing compliance with WCAG 2.1 criteria, Section 508 Refresh, ADA Compliance, and overall accessibility of the website to users with disabilities and their Assistive Technology (AT).

#### Method

The site pages were tested with color and evaluation tools, multiple browsers, and a screen reader against WCAG 2.1 criteria, ADA Compliance, and Section 508 Refresh standards. This includes both automated and manual procedures.

#### Result

Overall, the website is within ADA compliance, WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards, and EN 301 549 Accessibility requirements as of the audit date, August 2022, by an Accessibility Compliance Expert, Matthew Dempsey.