Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment

Whalebone 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 to ensure we provide equal access to all users.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define 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.

Whalebone 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, and we are actively working to address any issues.

Accessibility Measures

We take the following measures to ensure accessibility of Whalebone:

Include accessibility as part of our development process
Provide keyboard navigation for all interactive elements
Use semantic HTML to ensure proper document structure
Ensure sufficient color contrast for text and interactive elements
Provide alternative text for images
Support screen readers with ARIA labels where appropriate
Respect user preferences for reduced motion
Maintain a visible focus indicator for keyboard users
Regularly test with accessibility tools and assistive technologies

Technologies

Accessibility of Whalebone 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
WAI-ARIA
CSS
JavaScript

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

Known Limitations

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Whalebone, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations:

3D Configurator: The interactive 3D product configurator may not be fully accessible to screen reader users. We provide alternative text descriptions and configuration options are available via standard form controls.
Third-party content: Some content from third-party services (such as Shopify checkout) may not fully conform to our accessibility standards.

Feedback

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

Email: accessibility@whalebone.shop
Contact Form: Contact Us

We try to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days, and to propose a solution within 10 business days.

Assessment Approach

Whalebone assessed the accessibility of this website by the following approaches:

Self-evaluation using automated testing tools (axe-core)
Manual testing with keyboard navigation
Testing with screen readers (VoiceOver, NVDA)
Review of color contrast ratios