Accessibility Statement

Last updated: 30 April 2026

We believe travel guides should be usable by everyone. This statement covers testedroutes.com and the PDF guides delivered through it. It is published in line with the European Accessibility Act (EAA, Directive (EU) 2019/882) and is intended to be helpful to all visitors, regardless of region.

1. Our standard

We aim for testedroutes.com to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. WCAG 2.1 AA is the international reference for digital accessibility and the level used by both the EAA and the US Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

2. What we focus on

•Perceivable. Text content is sized and contrasted for legibility; images carry alt text; videos (when added) will carry captions.
•Operable. The site is navigable by keyboard; interactive elements have visible focus; we avoid time-limited actions.
•Understandable. We use plain language wherever possible and keep page structure consistent across guides.
•Robust. Pages are built with semantic HTML and tested in current versions of major browsers and assistive technologies.

3. Current status

testedroutes.com is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 AA. We are aware that some areas still need work, and we are addressing them on a rolling basis. Known limitations:

•interactive maps embedded on guide pages have limited keyboard navigation; the same information is also presented in text form beside the map.
•our PDF guides are designed for reading, but do not yet meet PDF/UA standards. We aim to ship a tagged-PDF pipeline in 2026.

4. How we test

Accessibility checks are part of our development workflow. We run automated audits (Lighthouse, axe-core) on key pages and complement them with manual keyboard and screen-reader walk-throughs at least quarterly.

5. Feedback

If you encounter an accessibility barrier, or have suggestions for improvement, please email hello@testedroutes.com. We aim to respond within five business days and will let you know our plan to address the issue.

If you live in the EU and are not satisfied with our response, you may also contact the relevant national enforcement authority for the European Accessibility Act in your country.