Our Commitment
Plastic Pirates – Go Europe! is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA and applicable European and national legislation including Directive (EU) 2016/2102. This statement applies to plastic-pirates.pages.dev and the official domain plastic-pirates.eu.
Compliance Status
This website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. The non-conformances and exceptions are listed below. We are actively working to reach full conformance.
Currently conformant features
- check_circleKeyboard navigability of main navigation and links
- check_circleMeaningful alt text on informational images
- check_circleSufficient colour contrast on primary text (≥4.5:1)
- check_circleARIA labels on interactive controls (hamburger menu, language selector)
- check_circleLogical heading hierarchy (h1 → h2 → h3)
- check_circlePage language declared in HTML lang attribute
Known limitations (work in progress)
- warningInteractive map (planned) – will require alternative data table view
- warningDownloadable PDFs (action booklets) – not yet fully tagged for screen readers
- warningVideo content (planned) – captions and audio descriptions to be added
- warningFocus indicators – additional styling improvements planned
Technical Specifications
This website is built with Astro and Tailwind CSS, deployed via Cloudflare Pages. It relies on the following accessibility-relevant technologies:
- arrow_rightHTML5 semantic elements
- arrow_rightWAI-ARIA attributes where applicable
- arrow_rightCSS for presentation (no layout tables)
Feedback & Contact
If you experience accessibility barriers on this website or if content is not accessible to you, please let us know. We aim to respond within 14 working days.
mail Contact UsEnforcement Procedure
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the relevant national supervisory body responsible for enforcing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 in your country. In Germany, this is the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen. Contact details are available at the respective national authority's website.