Accessibility statement

The website of Cusy GmbH strives to be AA WCAG compliant.

The Cusy GmbH website aims to create and maintain an accessible, inclusive environment. It is a resource to be used by all. This includes our audience and also our contributors.

The standard we comply with

Associated with the Cusy GmbH website is an effort to meet AA compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG). WCAG is an open standard for determining accessibility. AA conformance is considered a good support for a website that targets a global audience.

What we do

  • We are guided by a Code of Conduct that describes expected behaviour.
  • We respond to breaches of the Code of Conduct, via an incident response guide.
  • We use proven, robust and interoperable technologies based on open standards to ensure our content can be accessed from as many devices as possible.
  • We perform automated and manual checks to test for obstacles.
  • We work with users to check that our content works as intended.
  • We share our knowledge of digital accessibility, including the Cusy Design System.
  • We use clear, person-first language for our articles.
  • We host our code in a public repository so that anyone who is interested and has the ability can review and change it.
  • We strive to keep our interactions and user interfaces clear and easy to understand.
  • We strive to keep our download sizes small and memory requirements low.
  • Supporting enlarged and zoomed displays, as well as custom fonts and themes that may have been set by someone in their browser.
  • We use a colour palette with high contrast ratio values to keep the content readable.
  • We use clear, obvious focus states for all interactive elements.

Features

In addition to semantic HTML, we have set up other functions specifically for working with assistive technologies:

  • Clear, descriptive page titles
  • Ordered headings to create a logical document flow.
  • Clear, descriptive names for links, buttons and other interactive controls.
  • We create alternative descriptions for non-text content.

Technical specifications

We rely on the following technologies to work with the specific combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

These technologies are used for conformity with the accessibility standards used.

How can you help?

If you notice a problem related to accessibility, please feel free to let us know. We take these issues very seriously and will fix them as soon as possible. We will also involve you in the process if you wish.

You can submit an accessibility issue by sending us a message.