Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment

Estate Wise 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) defines 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 Wise 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.

Accessibility Features

Estate Wise includes the following accessibility features:

• Semantic HTML: We use semantic HTML to ensure that content is accessible to screen readers and other assistive technologies.
• Keyboard Navigation: All interactive elements are accessible via keyboard navigation.
• Text Alternatives: We provide text alternatives for non-text content.
• Color Contrast: We ensure sufficient color contrast between text and background.
• Resizable Text: Text can be resized without loss of content or functionality.
• Focus Indicators: Visible focus indicators are provided for keyboard users.
• ARIA Attributes: We use ARIA attributes to enhance accessibility where appropriate.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Estate Wise, 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:

• PDF Documents: Some of our older PDF documents may not be fully accessible. We are working to remediate these documents. In the meantime, please contact us if you need assistance accessing information in these documents.
• Third-Party Content: Some third-party content, such as property listings from external sources, may not be fully accessible. We are working with our partners to improve the accessibility of this content.
• Interactive Maps: Our property maps use interactive features that may not be fully accessible to screen readers. We provide alternative text descriptions for all properties shown on maps.

Feedback

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

We try to respond to feedback within 3 business days.

Assessment Approach

Estate Wise assessed the accessibility of this website by the following approaches:

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

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Estate Wise 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
• CSS
• JavaScript
• WAI-ARIA

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

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

Estate Wise is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• Screen readers (including JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack)
• Screen magnifiers
• Speech recognition software
• Keyboard-only navigation

Estate Wise is compatible with recent versions of major browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.