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title: "Accessibility | Spreat"
description: "Accessibility statement for spreat.com: self-assessment, the measures in place from keyboard operation to reduced motion, and where it still falls short."
url: "https://spreat.com/en/accessibility"
language: "en"
---

# Accessibility

We want spreat.com to be usable by everyone - regardless of how they read, hear, see or operate it. This statement describes where we stand.

Last reviewed: 25 August 2026

This translation is provided for convenience only; the German version alone is legally binding - see [Barrierefreiheit](https://spreat.com/barrierefreiheit).

## Scope of this statement

This statement applies to the website spreat.com. As a service aimed at businesses, it does not, as we understand it, fall under the obligations of the German Accessibility Strengthening Act (BFSG) - we publish this statement voluntarily, because accessibility is part of what we expect of good software.

## What we aim for

We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA - the benchmark the European standard EN 301 549 also applies to websites. We do not meet that standard on every point yet - we keep working on it and check new pages and components against these criteria.

Following a self-assessment, the website is partially compliant with these requirements. A formal external audit has not taken place so far.

## Measures in place

-   Semantic HTML with a logical heading hierarchy and exactly one main heading per page.
-   A skip link at the top of the page leads straight to the content, past the navigation.
-   The entire website can be operated with the keyboard; the focus is visible at all times.
-   Animations respect the system setting for reduced motion - anyone who has enabled it gets the content without motion effects.
-   Form fields have visible labels; error messages are technically linked to their fields and are read out by screen readers in context.
-   Images carry alternative texts, purely decorative graphics are hidden from screen readers.
-   The layout works from 270 to 3840 pixels wide and at strong zoom levels without horizontal scrolling.
-   Audio and video content never starts by itself.
-   The language of every page is marked up technically, in the English and French versions too.

## Known limitations

-   As a text colour on a light background, our brand green does not reach the AA contrast value. We use it deliberately and sparingly - never for longer texts, and important information never depends on this colour alone.
-   A few elaborate animations - the shelf animation on the homepage, for instance - are switched off when motion is reduced, and their information is then available as static content; we keep checking that the two are equivalent.
-   There are no complete transcripts yet for the audio recordings in our stories.

## Found a barrier?

If you come across something that gets in your way while using this website, write to us at [support@spreat.com](mailto:support@spreat.com) - a short description and the page in question are enough. We take every report seriously and fix barriers as a priority.