Bold Business Decisions Accessibility Conformance Report. EN 301 549 Edition
(Based on VPAT® Version 2.4Rev)
Name of Product/Version: Bold Business Decisions website (boldbusinessdecisions.com)
Report Date: December 12, 2023
Product Description: Web content
Contact Information: Indre Karlove (June / Karlove agency), indre@junekarlove.com
Evaluation Method Used: This report is the result of audits conducted by a third-party web accessibility expert. The evaluation was done by combining manual and automated testing on the following setups:
- "Chrome" (v117.0.5938.132) with the "WAVE" extension for WCAG 2.1 compliance.
- "Mozilla" (v118.0.1) with the "IBM Equal Access Accessibility Checker" for WCAG 2.1 compliance.
- "Windows" environment, using "Chrome" (v117.0.5938.132) and a screen reader "Narrator".
- Exclusively using the keyboard to navigate and operate the site's content and functionality.
Applicable Standards/Guidelines
This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guidelines:
Standard/Guideline | Included In Report |
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Level A (Yes) Level AA (Yes) Level AAA (No) | |
Level A (Yes) Level AA (Yes) Level AAA (No) | |
EN301 549 Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services - V3.1.1(2019-11) AND | (Yes) |
Terms
The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:
- Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
- Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.
- Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.
- Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.
- Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can be used only in WCAG Level AAA criteria.
WCAG 2.x Report
Tables 1 and 2 document conformance with EN 301 549:
- Chapter 9 - Web
- Sections 10.1-10.4 of Chapter 10 - Non-Web documents
- Sections 11.1-11.4 and 11.8.2 of Chapter 11 - Software (open and closed functionality)
- Sections 12.1.2 and 12.2.4 of Chapter 12 - Documentation
Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.x Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.0 Conformance Requirements.
Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
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1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | Bold Business Decisions website (The site) provides text alternatives for non-text content. |
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not contain multimedia media. |
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not contain multimedia media. |
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not contain multimedia media. |
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site programmatically presents the visual structure, context, and relationships between elements to assistive technologies. |
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site presents content in a meaningful reading sequence. |
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not rely on sensory characteristics for instructions. |
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not only rely on color to convey information. |
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not have automatically played audio. |
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site can be operated using only the keyboard. |
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not cause keyboard traps. |
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Not Applicable | The site does not support keyboard shortcuts. |
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not have content with timeouts. |
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not have content that blinks or updates regularly. |
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not have flashing content. |
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site has “Skip navigation” link. |
2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site's web pages have titles that describe topic or purpose. |
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site has a meaningful focus order. |
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site ensures that links have clear text to allow the user to understand the purpose of each link. Aria-label attributes are used to describe when necessary. |
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not require any multi-point gestures in order to operate content. |
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not use down-events to execute functions. |
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site uses programmatic labels that match the visual label of elements. |
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not contain any functionality that is triggered by gestures or by moving a device. |
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site supports the “lang” HTML tag to help assistive technologies identify the language of the page. |
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not initiate changes of context upon the focusing of elements. This is ensured by activating changes of context on “activate” and not on “focus”. |
3.2.2 On Input (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not initiate changes of context upon user input. This is ensured by providing submit buttons. |
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site detects input errors and describes them to the user in text. |
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site uses visible form labels that are associated with form controls. Required fields are determined programmatically and identified with appropriate labels or legends. |
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site uses HTML according to spec. Web pages are developed to ensure that ID attributes are unique, and that elements do not contain duplicate attributes. |
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site's elements provide the necessary role, state, and value information to assistive technologies. |
Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
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1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Not Applicable | The site does not contain live audio content. |
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not contain multimedia media. |
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not restrict its view to a single display orientation. |
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site make use of a correct autocomplete attribute where possible. |
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site's color scheme is appropriate and color contrast ratio of most of interactive elements is equal to or greater than standard ratio 4.5:1. |
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site's content and user interfaces support standard zoom capabilities built into modern web browsers and operating systems. |
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site uses text rather than images of text to present information. |
1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The website is designed to prevent the need for both horizontal and vertical scrolling while maintaining content integrity. However, it's important to note that certain data tables, like the one shown here, have a two-dimensional structure with headings and data cells, which may require horizontal scrolling for effective data presentation. |
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site's UI follows the 3:1 minimal contrast ratio for the visual presentation UI components against adjacent colors. |
1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site supports spacing changes without the loss of content. |
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not present additional content on hover or focus. |
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site consists of several pages, which can be accessed through main navigation header as well as from footer section. |
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site provides descriptive labels and headings all throughout to help users understand the content structure of pages. |
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site provides a visible focus indicator when elements receive keyboard focus. |
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site supports the HTML language attribute. |
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site provides consistent and repeatable navigation. |
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site is designed with product component and visual style uniformity in mind. |
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | Errors are descriptive enough to understand the problems and user is able to avoid and correct the respective problem by reading errors. |
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site does not have any functionality that causes legal commitments or financial transactions. |
4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only) Also applies to:
| Supports | The site uses form fields with automatic error detection and error descriptions. |
EN 301 549 Report
Chapter 4: Functional Performance Statements (FPS)
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
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4.2.1 Usage without vision | Supports | The site provides functions that can be used by users without vision. The features and content on the site is keyboard and screen reader accessible. |
4.2.2 Usage with limited vision | Supports | The site is accessible to users with low vision. |
4.2.3 Usage without perception of colour | Supports | The site can be used without the perception of color. |
4.2.4 Usage without hearing | Supports | The site can be used without the use of hearing. |
4.2.5 Usage with limited hearing | Supports | The site can be used without the use of hearing. |
4.2.6 Usage with no or limited vocal capability | Supports | The site can be fully operated without the use of speech. |
4.2.7 Usage with limited manipulation or strength | Supports | The site is fully functional with limited strength. |
4.2.8 Usage with limited reach | Supports | The site is fully functional with limited reach. |
4.2.9 Minimize photosensitive seizure triggers | Supports | The site does not contain flashing content that might trigger seizures. |
4.2.10 Usage with limited cognition, language or learning | Supports | The site is functional for users with limited language, cognitive, and learning abilities. |
4.2.11 Privacy | Supports | The site has accessibility components that maintain the users’ privacy. |
Legal Disclaimer
© 2023 Bold Business Decisions. As of the date of publication indicated above, this report represents the current view of Bold Business Decisions regarding information about the Bold Business Decisions website relating to information outlined in the ITI’s “VPAT® 2.4 EN 301 549 Edition”. Bold Business Decisions cannot guarantee that any information in this Conformance Report will remain accurate after date of publication, but works continuously to monitor the accessibility of the product. Any modification or customization to the Bold Business Decisions website may render some or all of this Conformance Report to become inapplicable. This report is provided “as is” and for informational purposes only.