Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement for Wave

This is an accessibility statement from Wave, a company that designs and develops websites for clients.

Company Information

This website and its services are operated by Wave. We are registered in England & Wales under company number 05395910 and have our registered office at Wave, 87 Southampton Street, Reading, RG1 2QU. Our VAT number is GB 718 2910 34.

Conformance Status

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

Wave websites are 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.

Feedback

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

• Phone: 01189 868 900

• E-mail: [email protected]

• Visitor Address: 87 Southampton Street, Reading, RG1 2QU

• Postal Address: 87 Southampton Street, Reading, RG1 2QU

We aim to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

Wave is designed to work seamlessly with commonly used browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge, and is compatible with popular operating systems such as Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility, there may still be some limitations. Below is a description of known issues and our efforts to address them. Please contact us if you notice an issue not listed here.

Known limitations:

• Images & videos: Uploaded media may lack text alternatives, as clients manage much of their content directly. We are actively exploring better solutions to support accessible media uploads.

• Sliders and carousels: These elements may not always be manually paused or controlled.

• Background videos: May not be controllable or pausable for all users.

• Keyboard navigation: In rare cases, certain elements may be difficult or impossible to access via keyboard navigation.

We are actively working to address these limitations as part of our ongoing accessibility improvement roadmap.

Ongoing Commitment to Accessibility

We are committed to continuous improvement of accessibility across our services. Accessibility is an integral part of our design and development process, and we strive to meet and exceed standards wherever possible.

Assessment Approach

Wave assessed the accessibility of our services through the following methods:

• Self-evaluation by our internal accessibility team

• Use of online accessibility tools such as:

• Accessibe AccessScan (https://accessibe.com/)

• AccessibilityChecker.org (https://www.accessibilitychecker.org/)

Efforts to support accessibility

We take the following measures to ensure accessibility:

• Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.

• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.

• Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.

• Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.

Technologies used

This website relies on the following technologies to work with the combination of web browsers and assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• PHP

• HTML

• JavaScript

Date

This statement was created on May 1st, 2025, using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.