How accessible whereTOemigrate is.
Required under the EU Accessibility Act (applicable from 28 June 2025) and good practice everywhere else. Honest about what we've done, what we haven't, and how to tell us when we get it wrong.
1. Our commitment
We target WCAG 2.1 Level AA across the customer-facing site (homepage, quiz, pricing, country / programme pages, blog, legal pages). Generated PDF reports target a lower bar (PDF/UA non-compliant) — see §3 below.
2. What we've done
- Semantic HTML5:
<main>,<nav>,<article>,<footer>landmarks site-wide. - Page language declared:
<html lang="en">on every page. - Visible focus indicators:
:focus-visiblerule with 2px outline in primary brand colour for keyboard navigation. - Skip-link at top of every page (z-index 1000) to jump past navigation.
- Reduced-motion respect:
prefers-reduced-motionmedia query reduces all transitions to 0.01ms. - Form labels: every quiz input has an associated
<label>oraria-label. - Semantic buttons: interactive elements use
<button>, not click-handler<div>. - Colour contrast: white-on-dark combinations targeted for WCAG AAA (7:1). Site-wide audit completed May 2026 — see /changelog.
- Cookie consent:
role="dialog",aria-modal="true",aria-labelpresent on banner. - Mobile breakpoints at 480px for h1/h2/h3 — readable on iPhone SE / Android-mini viewports.
- Decorative images:
alt=""where they duplicate visible text (e.g. flag images next to country names).
3. Known gaps (honest list)
Full end-to-end audit not yet completed
No formal third-party WCAG audit has been performed. Internal review covers homepage, quiz, pricing, top-50 country pages, and legal pages. The remaining ~6,000 long-tail pages are auto-generated from the same template and inherit the same structure but have not been individually tested.
Screen reader testing limited
We have NOT tested end-to-end with NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, or TalkBack. Complex widgets (the searchable country dropdown, multi-select chips in the quiz) are likely the weakest surface for assistive technology.
Keyboard-only navigation incomplete
Primary navigation, quiz progression, and checkout flow work with keyboard. Some interactive widgets in the Premium report (collapsible sections, comparison tables) have not been keyboard-tested.
PDF reports are not PDF/UA compliant
The generated paid reports (PDF) lack tagged structure required for full screen-reader compatibility. If you require an accessible report, email hello@wheretoemigrate.io and we will provide an HTML alternative (which IS screen-reader friendly) at no extra charge.
Some complex widgets not audited
The score gauge SVGs, country comparison sliders, and interactive cost calculator may not meet WCAG AA in all states. Use the static report PDF or contact us if these prevent you from completing your task.
4. Standards we apply
- WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the target for HTML pages.
- EN 301 549 V3.2.1 as the European Standard referenced by the EU Accessibility Act.
- HTML5 semantic markup + ARIA where native semantics are insufficient.
5. Compatible assistive technologies (tested or designed for)
- Browsers: latest 2 versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge on desktop and mobile.
- Screen readers: designed for VoiceOver (macOS / iOS), NVDA (Windows), TalkBack (Android). Not end-to-end tested — feedback welcome.
- Zoom: site is usable at up to 200% browser zoom and via mobile pinch-zoom (no
maximum-scale=1restriction).
6. Feedback and contact
If you encounter an accessibility barrier on this site, we want to know. Email hello@wheretoemigrate.io with:
- The page URL where you encountered the issue
- What you were trying to do
- What assistive technology you were using (browser, screen reader, etc.)
- What happened (or didn't happen)
Response targets: 72 hours initial acknowledgement · best-effort fix or workaround within 30 days · structural changes prioritised in the next quarterly accessibility review.
7. Enforcement procedure
If you are not satisfied with our response to your accessibility complaint, you may contact the Portuguese supervisory body responsible for accessibility complaints:
AMA — Agência para a Modernização Administrativa
acessibilidade.gov.pt
EU citizens may also contact their national equivalent authority. Within the EEA, the Web Accessibility Directive Article 9 establishes a national enforcement procedure in each Member State.
8. This statement
This accessibility statement was prepared on using self-assessment. It will be reviewed quarterly and updated when:
- Material structural changes are made to the site
- An end-to-end WCAG audit is performed
- A user reports a barrier and we resolve or document it
The next planned full review is .