Accessibility Statement

easySAR is committed to making this website accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standard.

This statement explains the current accessibility status of the site, known issues we are working to fix, and how to contact us if you experience problems.

Current compliance status

⚠️ Partially compliant — WCAG 2.1 Level AA

easySAR is partially compliant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. The known non-compliances and planned fixes are listed below.

What works well

All form fields have visible labels
Colour contrast meets AA requirements for body text
The site is usable at 200% zoom
No content flashes more than 3 times per second
Error messages are descriptive and linked to relevant fields
The site does not use auto-playing audio or video
All links have descriptive text

Known issues and planned fixes

Step progress bar (SVG stepper)

The wizard step navigation is rendered as an inline SVG. Screen readers may not announce the current step or allow keyboard navigation between steps.

🔧 Fix planned — Q2 2026

Custom date picker

The date picker popup (Day/Month/Year dropdowns) may not be fully navigable by keyboard alone. Users relying on keyboard navigation may have difficulty selecting dates.

🔧 Fix planned — Q2 2026

Data type selection tiles

The tile-based scope selection in Step 3 does not currently announce selection state changes to screen readers via ARIA live regions.

🔧 Fix planned — Q2 2026

Matrix rain background animation

The animated canvas background may cause distraction for users with vestibular disorders. A "reduce motion" preference is not currently respected.

🔧 Fix planned — will honour prefers-reduced-motion

Colour contrast on inactive elements

Some muted green text on dark backgrounds in the matrix theme may not meet the 4.5:1 contrast ratio required for normal text at AA level.

🔧 Under review

Alternative formats

If you need information from easySAR in a different format — such as accessible PDF, large print, or easy read — please contact us at hello@easydsar.org and we will do our best to help.

If you need help submitting a SAR and cannot use this tool, the ICO provides free guidance and templates at ico.org.uk.

Reporting accessibility problems

If you experience any accessibility barriers not listed above, or if you find that our accessibility features are not working as described, please tell us:

Email: hello@easydsar.org
Subject line: Accessibility issue

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 working days.

Enforcement

If you are not satisfied with our response to your accessibility concern, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018. easySAR is a private service and these regulations do not currently apply, but we are committed to meeting their standard voluntarily.

Technical information

easySAR is built using HTML5, CSS3 and vanilla JavaScript. It has been tested with:

Chrome on Windows and macOS (latest)
Firefox on Windows and macOS (latest)
Safari on macOS and iOS (latest)
VoiceOver on macOS (partial testing)

Screen reader testing with NVDA and JAWS is planned for Q2 2026.