Accessibility statement

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA across this site. That is the standard behind the European Accessibility Act in the EU, the Equality Act 2010 in the UK, and how US courts and the Americans with Disabilities Act are usually applied to websites.

We have not had an independent accessibility audit. We state this so you can assess our position for yourself.

• Color contrast: every text and icon color pair in our design system is tested in code against the WCAG ratios (4.5 to 1 for normal text, 3 to 1 for large text and icons). This covers the pages built on that system.
• Keyboard: the menu, the region switcher, the carousels and the page content can be used without a mouse, and focus stays visible. We test this in a real browser.
• Motion: if your device asks for reduced motion, carousels stop moving by themselves and animations are switched off. The main carousel has a stop button.
• Structure: on the rebuilt pages, each page has one main heading, headings follow in order, images have text alternatives, and form fields have visible labels.
• Screen width: the rebuilt pages work from 390 to 1440 pixels wide with no sideways scrolling. We have not run that check on the older pages.

• We have not yet tested the site with a screen reader such as VoiceOver or NVDA.
• The cookie banner's Accept button has white text on a gold background at about 3.1 to 1, which is below the 4.5 to 1 minimum. A fix is written and not yet released.
• The free tools and the website check results were built before our current design system. They work with a keyboard, but their look and some of their text colors have not yet been brought up to the standard above.
• The PDF report from the website check is not tagged for screen readers. Email us and we will send the same information in another format.
• The pages are in English only for now.

Email michael@tradeflo.ie with the page address and what went wrong. We aim to reply within 2 working days and to fix a level AA problem within 14 working days, sooner if it stops you doing a basic task.

Ireland

The enforcement body for the European Accessibility Act. Ireland is still finalizing which body that is, so ask us and we will point you to the right one.

United Kingdom

The Equality Advisory and Support Service, equalityadvisoryservice.com.

United States

The Department of Justice ADA information line, ada.gov.

• WCAG 2.2 level AA
• EN 301 549 (the European standard for accessible digital products)
• European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882), in force from 28 June 2025