Accessibility Policy

Our Commitment

We believe that engineering tools should be usable by every engineer. We are actively working to ensure that MendMesh meets modern accessibility standards so that users with disabilities can access and use the Service fully and independently.

This policy applies to the MendMesh marketing website (mendmesh.io) and, as it becomes available, the MendMesh web application.

Conformance Standard

We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. These guidelines are developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities.

WCAG 2.1 Level AA covers a wide range of recommendations for making web content more accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, have cognitive or learning disabilities, have motor or physical disabilities, or use assistive technologies.

This website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. We are actively working to identify and resolve any gaps.

Measures Taken

To support accessibility, we have taken the following steps in building this website:

Semantic HTML

We use semantic HTML elements — such as <nav>, <main>, <section>, <article>, <footer>, and appropriate heading levels — to provide meaningful structure that assistive technologies can interpret.

ARIA attributes

Where HTML semantics alone are insufficient, we use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to provide additional context. This includes aria-label, aria-labelledby, aria-expanded, role, and aria-hidden on decorative elements.

Keyboard navigation

All interactive elements — links, buttons, and form fields — are reachable and operable using a keyboard alone. Focus states are clearly visible so keyboard users can track their position on the page.

Colour contrast

We have designed with colour contrast in mind. Text and interactive elements are tested to meet the WCAG 2.1 AA minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

Responsive design

The website is fully responsive and works across a range of screen sizes and zoom levels, including users who require text to be enlarged up to 200% without loss of content or functionality.

Descriptive links and labels

Links use descriptive text so that their purpose is clear without relying on surrounding context. Icons without visible text labels include aria-label attributes for screen reader users.

Screen reader support

Pages include a lang attribute so screen readers know the language of the page. Decorative images and SVG icons use aria-hidden="true" to avoid cluttering the accessibility tree.

Skip navigation

We are working to add skip navigation links to allow keyboard and screen reader users to bypass repetitive navigation and jump directly to the main content.

Forms

Form inputs include associated labels (either visible or visually-hidden using the .sr-only class) and appropriate input types to assist browsers and assistive technologies.

Known Issues

We are aware of the following accessibility limitations and are working to address them:

• Skip navigation links are not yet implemented on all pages
• Some animated elements (e.g. the hero grid animation) do not respect the prefers-reduced-motion media query — we are adding support for this
• The mobile navigation menu requires JavaScript; users with JavaScript disabled cannot access the navigation on small screens

We update this list as issues are identified and resolved. If you encounter an issue not listed here, please let us know.

Assistive Technology

This website has been tested with the following assistive technologies:

• VoiceOver on macOS and iOS (Safari)
• NVDA on Windows (Chrome and Firefox)
• Keyboard-only navigation (Chrome and Firefox)

We aim to support the latest versions of major browsers and operating systems. If you experience issues with a specific assistive technology or browser combination, please contact us so we can investigate.

Feedback & Contact

We welcome feedback on the accessibility of MendMesh. If you experience any barriers that prevent you from using the Service, or if you notice something that could be improved, we want to hear from you.

Please contact us at:

• Email: accessibility@mendmesh.io
• Website: mendmesh.io

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days and to resolve any issues within 30 days where technically feasible.

If you need information from this website in a different format (such as plain text or large print), please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

Enforcement

If you are based in the UK and are not satisfied with our response to an accessibility issue, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) at equalityadvisoryservice.com.

The Equality Act 2010 requires UK service providers to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people can access services. We take this obligation seriously.

If you are based in the EU, you may also seek recourse through the relevant national accessibility enforcement body in your country under the Web Accessibility Directive (EU Directive 2016/2102).