Our commitment to accessibility

Digital Core builds digital products for organisations whose users include people with disabilities, older adults, and people using assistive technology. We hold our own site to the same standards we apply to client work.

01 Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. They define three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

The digitalcore.io website is designed to be fully conformant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA. "Fully conformant" means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.

02 Technical specifications

Accessibility of this site relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML — semantic landmarks and headings
• WAI-ARIA — for state and role of dynamic components
• CSS — including focus indicators and reduced-motion media queries
• JavaScript — used only for progressive enhancement, never required to access information

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

03 Accessibility features

The following features have been built into this site:

Structure & navigation

• Semantic HTML5 landmarks (<nav>, <main>, <footer>)
• "Skip to main content" link as the first focusable element on every page
• Logical heading hierarchy (one h1 per page, no skipped levels)
• Descriptive page titles and ARIA landmark labels

Keyboard & focus

• All interactive elements operable by keyboard alone
• Visible focus indicator (2px solid outline with 3px offset) on all focusable elements
• Tab order matches visual reading order; no keyboard traps
• Focus is not obscured by sticky elements (WCAG 2.4.11)

Colour & contrast

• Body text contrast: minimum 4.5:1 (WCAG AA)
• Large text contrast: minimum 3:1
• Non-text UI contrast: minimum 3:1
• Information is never conveyed by colour alone

Responsive & resilient

• Layouts reflow without horizontal scrolling at 320px width (WCAG 1.4.10)
• Text can be resized up to 200% without loss of content or function
• Content adapts gracefully to custom text spacing (WCAG 1.4.12)
• All touch targets meet the 24×24px minimum (WCAG 2.5.8)

Motion & animation

• prefers-reduced-motion media query honoured — animations disabled when the OS preference is set
• No auto-playing media or auto-rotating carousels
• No flashing content (no risk of seizures)

Assistive technology

• Decorative graphics marked aria-hidden="true" and excluded from the accessible name tree
• Icon-only buttons carry accessible names via aria-label
• Form fields (when present) carry visible labels associated by for/id
• Status messages use ARIA live regions where appropriate

04 Known limitations

Despite our best efforts, some content on this site may not yet be fully accessible. We are aware of and actively working on the following:

• Embedded third-party content (analytics, maps, social embeds) — these may not always meet our internal accessibility standards. We provide alternative routes to the same information wherever possible.
• Legacy PDF documents in the asset library predate this statement and may not be fully tagged. We are remediating them on an ongoing basis.

If you encounter a barrier not listed above, please tell us using the feedback channels below.

05 Compatibility

This site is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• Screen readers: NVDA (Windows), JAWS (Windows), VoiceOver (macOS, iOS), TalkBack (Android)
• Screen magnification software
• Voice control (Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Voice Control on macOS/iOS)
• Modern browsers: latest two versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge

This site is not designed to be compatible with browsers older than 2 years.

06 Assessment approach

Digital Core assessed the accessibility of this site through the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation — internal review against the WCAG 2.2 AA checklist
• Automated testing — axe DevTools, Lighthouse, WAVE evaluation tools
• Manual testing — keyboard-only navigation, screen reader testing with NVDA and VoiceOver
• Browser zoom & reflow testing — 200% text size, 400% page zoom, 320px viewport

07 Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of this site. If you encounter accessibility barriers, please contact us:

Email

accessibility@digitalcore.io

Phone

+965 0000 0000

Postal

Digital Core, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Response time

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 2 business days.

08 Formal approval

This Accessibility Statement was prepared in accordance with the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative model statement and approved by Digital Core.