Accessibility Statement

Last updated: April 4, 2025

Our Commitment

ESTATE is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

ESTATE is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Measures to Support Accessibility

ESTATE takes the following measures to ensure accessibility:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices
  • Provide accessibility training for our staff
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

ESTATE is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Screen readers (including NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, and TalkBack)
  • Zoom capabilities in modern browsers
  • Speech recognition software
  • Keyboard-only navigation

ESTATE is compatible with recent versions of major browsers, including:

  • Chrome and Chrome for Android
  • Firefox
  • Safari and Safari on iOS
  • Edge

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of ESTATE relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of ESTATE, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations:

  • Document editor: Some parts of our document editor interface may have limited accessibility for users with screen readers. We're actively working to improve this.
  • Image uploads: The drag-and-drop functionality for image uploads may be difficult to use for keyboard-only users. Alternative methods using the file selection dialog are provided.

Assessment Approach

ESTATE assessed the accessibility of our platform using the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • External evaluation using automated tools
  • User testing with assistive technologies

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of ESTATE. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to feedback within 3 business days.

Formal Complaints

We aim to promptly address any accessibility concerns, but if you encounter any issues with our commitment, a formal complaint can be filed through our Contact page.