We want everyone to be able to use manhattan.is, whatever their sight, hearing or mobility, and whatever technology they browse with. Here is where things stand and who to tell if something does not work.
The site is built to WCAG 2.2 at level AA. That is the same standard Icelandic public bodies are required to meet under Act no. 24/2021. Manhattan is a private company and is not covered by that act, but we follow the standard anyway.
Accessibility is not something that is finished once. We test the site when we change it and fix what surfaces.
As far as we have tested, the site meets WCAG 2.2 AA. We ran automated checks on every page, in both languages, in light and dark mode, and at both desktop and phone widths. No failures remain.
We also went through the things automated checks cannot see: that the site can be operated by keyboard alone, that focus is always visible and never lands under the fixed navigation bar, that the mobile menu does not trap focus, that buttons and links are large enough to hit, and that the site holds up at 320 pixels wide and at 200 percent text size without losing content.
Colour combinations are measured. All body text reaches at least 4.5:1 against its background and large headings at least 3:1. The accent colours in our identity are light, so a darker sibling of each is used wherever the colour carries text.
Everything works from the keyboard, and a focus ring is visible on anything selectable. Every page opens with a link that jumps straight to the main content for people navigating by keyboard or screen reader.
Headings run in order, images carry a description when they mean something and are hidden from screen readers when they are purely decorative. Each page declares its language so screen readers pronounce the text correctly.
Motion switches itself off when the operating system asks for reduced motion. The site has both a light and a dark mode and remembers the choice.
Several videos in the work section have yet to be added. When they arrive they will need captions. Until then a message appears in place of the video.
The contact page embeds a map from Google. That is third-party content we do not fully control. The address also appears as ordinary text beside the map, so nobody needs the map to find us.
If you run into anything else that does not work, we want to hear about it.
If something on the site is not accessible to you, write to manhattan@manhattan.is or call +354 899 4020. Tell us which page it concerns and what happened. We reply within two business days and fix what we can fix.
You can also use the form on the contact page.
Automated testing was run with axe-core across every page of the site in every combination of language, mode and screen width. Contrast figures were calculated directly from the site's own colour values. The manual testing was done by keyboard in Chromium.
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