Accessibility Statement

Last updated: 8 November 2026

I want everyone to be able to use UnderWaterGreen, including people who use a keyboard, a screen reader, magnification or voice control, and people with low vision, colour blindness, or cognitive or learning differences. UnderWaterGreen is a personal website run by one person, so “I” and “me” below mean the person who runs it.

Standard

I aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA, the international standard published by the W3C. It is also the benchmark commonly used under accessibility and equality laws around the world.

Current status

UnderWaterGreen is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The pages tested meet the standard in my checks, but I cannot yet confirm that every page and every piece of content does, for the reasons under known limitations.

What I have done

• Every page starts with a “Skip to content” link, and pages use a logical heading structure.
• Links, buttons and form fields show a clear focus outline, and the main menu, the phone menu, the marketplace, the contact page, the seller login and My Shop can be used with a keyboard alone.
• Text and controls meet colour contrast requirements on every page type tested.
• Pages adapt to small screens and to zoom up to 400% (320 pixels wide) without scrolling sideways.
• Form fields have visible labels, and errors are explained in text and announced to screen readers.
• The background video on the homepage has a “Pause video” button, and it starts paused if your device is set to reduce motion. Animated icons play once and then stop.
• Decorative images and icons are hidden from screen readers.

How it was tested

On 31 October 2026 I tested the main page types at desktop and phone widths: the homepage, species and plant profiles, directories, the marketplace and a seller shop, the contact page, the seller login, the profile finder and guide pages. I used:

• the axe-core automated checker, against the WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 Level A and AA rules; and
• manual checks of keyboard use, focus order, menus, and zoom and reflow at 320 pixels.

Automated tools find only some accessibility problems, and the site has not yet been tested with a full range of screen readers and other assistive technologies. I plan to, and I retest after major changes.

Known limitations

• Content written by sellers: shop names, introductions and notes are written by independent sellers, and I cannot check every one for clear language.
• Other services: WhatsApp, Facebook and online shops such as Daraz open outside the website, and their accessibility is outside my control.
• Scientific names: profiles use Latin species names, which screen readers may not pronounce well.
• Older content: some older guides and profiles may not yet meet every requirement. I fix problems as I find them or as they are reported.

Tell me about a problem

If something on the website is hard to use, or you need information in a different format, please tell me through the contact page. Include the page address and what went wrong. I aim to reply within a week. If you are not satisfied with my response, you can contact the body that enforces disability or equality law where you live.

Technical details

The website relies on HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WAI-ARIA to work with your browser and any assistive technology you use. It is designed to work in current versions of major browsers.

This statement was last reviewed on 8 November 2026. It is based on the testing described above.