Accessibility statement

1. Our commitment

Utopick IT is committed to making this website usable by the widest possible audience, including people with disabilities. We design and operate the site to be perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for assistive technologies, in line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, and the additional success criteria introduced in WCAG 2.2 where applicable.

Many of our buyers operate under accessibility-regulated mandates — healthcare systems, public-sector agencies, and EU-jurisdiction enterprises — and we hold ourselves to the same standards.

2. Conformance status

This website is in partial conformance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. “Partial conformance” means that not all content yet fully meets the accessibility standard. Known gaps are listed below in section 5; remediation is in progress.

Where applicable, this statement also references:

• European Accessibility Act (EAA, Directive 2019/882) — enforceable on B2C and certain B2B digital services in EU member states from 28 June 2025.
• EN 301 549 v3.2.1 — the harmonised European standard for ICT accessibility, which incorporates WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
• ADA Title III (United States) and Section 508 for federal contracts, where Utopick IT delivers to US public-sector buyers.
• Israeli Standard 5568, which incorporates WCAG 2.0 Level AA and applies to Israeli service providers.

3. Features built into this website

• Skip-to-main-content link as the first focusable element on every page, so keyboard users can bypass the navigation.
• Semantic landmarks — <header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer> — with descriptive aria-labels.
• Keyboard focus indicators: a cyan 2–4 px outline appears around interactive elements when reached via keyboard (:focus-visible), and is suppressed on mouse click so it does not interfere with sighted-mouse users.
• Live regions: dynamic status messages (form submission, cookie banner, newsletter subscription) use role="status" and aria-live="polite" so screen readers announce updates.
• Decorative elements hidden from assistive tech: the animated matrix canvas, scroll-progress bar, hero background SVGs and decorative icons all carry aria-hidden="true".
• An on-page accessibility widget — the circular button in the bottom-left corner of every page — lets visitors adjust text size to 100% / 115% / 132% of the default, enable higher contrast mode, pause all animations (including the matrix canvas), and add underlines to every link. Preferences persist across pages via local storage.
• Reduced-motion compatibility: the operating-system prefers-reduced-motion setting is detected; ambient animations are paused automatically. Visitors can also toggle this manually via the accessibility widget.
• RTL (right-to-left) language layout for Hebrew content, with mirrored navigation, mirrored corner widgets, and direction-aware typography.
• Plain-language buyer copy: technical jargon is kept to what the audience expects from their field; structural marketing-fluff was removed during a 2026 editorial pass.

4. Compatibility

This website is designed to work with current versions of the following browsers and assistive technologies:

• Browsers: Chrome 110+, Firefox 110+, Safari 16+, Edge 110+, Opera 95+, Brave, and mobile Safari / Chrome on iOS 16+ and Android 10+.
• Screen readers: NVDA (Windows), JAWS (Windows), VoiceOver (macOS / iOS), TalkBack (Android), Narrator (Windows).
• Operating-system magnifiers: macOS Zoom, Windows Magnifier, ZoomText.
• Speech-recognition tools: Dragon NaturallySpeaking, macOS / iOS Voice Control, Windows Speech Recognition.
• The site degrades gracefully without JavaScript: the project enquiry form submits as a standard POST, the newsletter signup submits as a standard POST, and all content remains readable.

5. Known limitations

We disclose the following gaps so visitors can plan accordingly. We are actively working to address each.

• Hero-card decorative SVGs: the “HUD console” panels on vertical pages and the engine-surface card on the hub are visual metaphors that include illustrative numbers. They are labelled “illustrative” in the visible UI and carry sensible aria-labels, but they are not real-time data sources. Screen-reader users receive a summary label, not the per-row figures.
• Animated matrix canvas: the background visual on every page is a moving particle field. It carries aria-hidden="true" and is hidden when the visitor toggles “Pause animations” in the accessibility widget or sets prefers-reduced-motion at the OS level. Some users may still find it distracting if they have not yet toggled either option.
• Hebrew translation coverage: most user-facing strings have a Hebrew translation. A small number of lower-traffic strings (mainly some architecture sub-bullets and trends descriptions) still display in English when the visitor switches to Hebrew. The most critical surfaces — hero, model, FAQ, engage form, accessibility widget, cookie banner — are fully translated.
• Third-party services: Google Analytics 4 (loaded only on consent), Google Fonts, and the Cloudflare CDN are not under our direct accessibility control. We monitor their published accessibility statements and will substitute alternatives where they fall below our standard.
• Independent audit pending: the website has been self-assessed against WCAG 2.1 AA using a combination of axe-core, Lighthouse, and manual screen-reader testing on NVDA. A third-party VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) audit is on the 2026 roadmap.

6. How we assess this site

Our assessment combines:

• Automated checks via axe-core and Chrome Lighthouse on every page, run on each material change.
• Manual keyboard-only navigation on representative pages.
• Manual screen-reader review on NVDA (Windows) and VoiceOver (macOS) for the hub, one vertical page, and the project enquiry form.
• Manual review of color contrast ratios against WCAG 2.1 AA thresholds (4.5:1 normal text, 3:1 large text, 3:1 non-text UI components).

7. Reporting an accessibility issue

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on this website, please contact us. We aim to respond within 5 business days and to remediate confirmed issues within 30 business days, sooner where the barrier blocks access to essential functions such as the engage form or privacy policy.

• Email: [email protected]
• Fallback: [email protected]

Please include the page URL, the assistive technology and browser version you were using, and a brief description of the barrier.

8. Enforcement (EU visitors)

If you are an EU resident and you are not satisfied with how Utopick IT has handled an accessibility complaint, you may escalate to the accessibility enforcement body in your member state. A directory of national enforcement bodies under the European Accessibility Act is maintained by the European Commission.

9. Date and review

This statement was last reviewed on 28 May 2026 and applies to utopick-it.com and any subdomain that serves this website's content. We review the statement annually, on any material redesign, or when a reported issue triggers a substantive change.

Note. This statement is a good-faith disclosure of Utopick IT's current accessibility posture. It does not create rights or obligations beyond those granted by applicable accessibility law. Where the law is more protective than this statement, the law prevails.