Built to be usable.

This statement applies to the Vox Atelier website at https://voxatelier.studio. Vox Atelier is a trading name of a UK based sole trader. (to be confirmed)

Our commitment

Vox Atelier is a dubbing and voice production studio. Our work is about making content understandable to people in their own language. A website that some people cannot use would contradict that.

We aim to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA (the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.1, conformance level AA) across the whole site. That standard is the reference point for everything described below.

We treat accessibility as part of the build, not a layer added afterwards. When we change the site, we check the changes against the same standard.

Scope and technologies

This statement covers the five pages of the main site: home, services, work, about and contact. It also covers our legal pages where they are published on the same site.

Accessibility of this site relies on the following technologies working in your browser:

• HTML and CSS, for all content and layout.
• JavaScript, for the scroll animations, the cookie choices panel and the contact form's send button. Content does not depend on JavaScript. See Compatibility below.

The site uses no framework, no build step and no server side code. Fonts and animation libraries are served from our own domain, so nothing on the page waits on a third party.

What this statement does not cover: content on other people's websites that we link to. See Third party content below.

Conformance status

This site is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

"Partially conformant" is the honest description, and it means two specific things:

• Some parts of the site do not yet fully meet the standard. The parts we know about are listed under Known limitations below.
• No independent third party has audited this site. The assessment behind this statement is a self evaluation, carried out by the people who built and maintain the site. A self evaluation can miss things that a specialist audit, or a test with real assistive technology users, would find.

We have not yet commissioned an external accessibility audit. If and when we do, we will update this statement with the auditor and the date. (to be confirmed)

We also have not run a formal test programme across named screen readers and browsers. Until we have, we make no claim of compatibility with any specific assistive technology. (to be confirmed)

What we have done

The following changes were made specifically to bring the site closer to WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

Colour contrast

Our brand orange is a strong colour, and strong colours are often unreadable at small sizes. We measured, found two failures, and fixed both.

Where	Before	After	Result
Small text in brand orange (#EB5B26) on cream backgrounds	3.05:1, below the 4.5:1 minimum for normal size text	A darkened orange token (#BF4012) is now used for small text on light backgrounds, measured at 4.68:1 on cream	Passes AA for normal text
Small light text on the orange field	3.47:1	Changed to ink on orange, 5.35:1	Passes AA for normal text

The original brand orange is still used for large display headings and for graphical elements, where the AA threshold is lower (3:1), and on dark sections where it already passes. The darkened token is for small text on light ground only. It exists so that readability never depends on the reader having perfect eyesight or a well calibrated screen.

Keyboard access

• Visible focus indicators sitewide. The site previously had none, which made it effectively impossible to track your position when navigating by keyboard. Interactive elements now show a clear focus outline, with a light variant on dark sections so the indicator stays visible against every background.
• Focus restored on form fields and the floating mail button. These controls previously suppressed the browser's own focus outline. That suppression is now overridden by explicit focus styles, so they show focus like everything else.
• The cookie choices panel is keyboard operable. It is announced as a dialog, keeps focus inside itself while open, and returns focus to where you were when it closes.
• The spam trap on the contact form is not a trap for you. The form carries a hidden field that catches automated submissions. It is positioned off screen, removed from the tab order and hidden from assistive technology, so it will never be announced to you or block your progress through the form.
• Interactive elements are real links and buttons, reachable and operable by keyboard alone. There are no mouse only controls.
• Skip to content link and main landmark. Every page now opens with a "Skip to content" link that is hidden until focused, and all page content sits inside a single main landmark that the link targets. Keyboard and screen reader users can jump straight past the navigation instead of tabbing through it on every page.

Structure, forms and images

• Page language declared. Every page declares its language in the markup, so screen readers use the right pronunciation rules.
• Semantic headings. Each page has exactly one main heading followed by a logical heading order, so the page can be navigated by heading in a screen reader.
• Labelled form fields. Every field on the contact form has a visible label properly associated with its control: name, company, service, target languages, message, and the consent checkbox. Required fields are marked as required in the markup, not only visually.
• Alt text on meaningful images. Images that carry information, including project artwork and the studio and roster imagery, have descriptive alternative text.
• Decorative elements hidden from assistive technology. The background grid, the rotating badge, the marquee and ticker strips, the animated session board and the footer waveform are marked so that screen readers skip them instead of reading out noise. The animated waveform canvases are included, so none of this decoration is announced.

Motion

• The site honours the operating system setting prefers-reduced-motion. When you have asked your device to reduce motion, the motion engine stops before it starts: the preloader is removed, all content is shown in its final state, and the scroll animations, parallax, reveal effects and the pinned horizontal section do not run at all.
• Nothing on the site auto plays audio or video. There is no carousel or slideshow that moves on its own timer, and no content flashes.

A note on audio

There is currently no audio content anywhere on this site. The waveform graphics are drawn animations, not recordings, and no voice demos or showreels are published. If we publish audio in future, we will provide text alternatives such as transcripts and captions, and we will update this statement before doing so.

Known limitations

These are the issues we are aware of. We are not offering excuses for them. Each one is described with what it means for you in practice. All of them are ordinary non compliance that we intend to fix. We are not claiming that fixing any of them would be a disproportionate burden.

What you can do: most screen readers can jump between headings, and every page has a single clear main heading. Status: this is our highest priority fix and the styling for it is already in place.

The pinned horizontal section on the home page

On wide screens, the home page includes a section (the project reel) that scrolls sideways while the page is pinned in place. Content that depends on scroll position can be awkward with a keyboard, and it can be disorienting.

What you can do: the reel is disabled on narrower screens and in reduced motion mode, where the same projects appear in a normal vertical layout. Narrowing your browser window, or viewing the site on a phone or tablet, gives you the standard layout. Every project shown in the reel also appears on the work page, in a plain vertically scrolling grid alongside our full project list, so nothing is reachable only through the pinned section.

Decorative canvas animations

The animated waveform bars are drawn on canvas elements. Canvas content cannot be read by assistive technology.

How we mitigate: these animations are purely decorative and carry no information, and they stop when off screen and under reduced motion settings. Nothing is lost by not seeing them. Status: the footer waveform is correctly hidden from assistive technology, but two waveform canvases on the home page are not yet marked as decorative. They may be announced as unlabelled graphics. This is on our fix list. (to be confirmed)

Emoji flag characters in the language chips

The home page shows the languages we work in using emoji flag characters alongside the language names. Some screen readers announce these verbosely or inconsistently, for example by reading a flag as a pair of letters.

How we mitigate: the language name is always written out in text next to the flag, so the information is complete without the emoji. The full language line is also repeated as plain text, with no emoji, on the contact page. We are reviewing whether to hide the flag characters from assistive technology entirely.

Image descriptions

All meaningful images carry alternative text, but the wording has not been reviewed by an accessibility specialist. In particular, the roster image is a stylised illustration and not a photograph of identifiable people, and we are reviewing whether its description makes that clear enough.

General

Because no independent audit has been carried out, there may be barriers we have not found. If you hit one, please tell us. See Feedback below.

Compatibility

The site is built as plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript, with no framework and no build step. That keeps it predictable.

• Browsers. It is designed for current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, on desktop and mobile. Older browsers may show a simpler presentation, but the content remains readable.
• Without JavaScript. The site works with JavaScript turned off or blocked. The animation engine is gated behind no script fallbacks, so all content is visible and all links work. The one feature that needs JavaScript is the contact form's send button, which assembles your message and opens your own email client. If JavaScript is unavailable, you can email us directly at projects@voxatelier.studio.
• Reduced motion. The site reads and respects the prefers-reduced-motion setting in your operating system or browser.
• Zoom and text size. Layouts use relative units and reflow, so text can be enlarged and the page can be zoomed without content being cut off.
• No third party dependencies. There are no third party scripts, no analytics, no tracking and no external font or content delivery requests. Nothing on the page depends on a service that might be blocked by your browser, your extensions or your network.

We cannot claim compatibility with a specific assistive technology until we have tested it. See the note under Conformance status.

Third party content

This site links out to project pages on YouTube, ReelShort and GoodShort. Those links only open when you choose to click them.

Those destinations are built and controlled by other companies. We cannot test them, fix them or guarantee their accessibility, and this statement does not cover them. If you cannot access one of our projects on a third party platform, tell us anyway. We can often describe the work, or send you the relevant information directly.

Feedback and contact

If you find something on this site you cannot use, we want to hear about it. Reports from people who hit real barriers are the most useful information we get.

Email projects@voxatelier.studio. It helps if you can tell us:

• the page address, or a description of where you were;
• what you were trying to do;
• what happened instead;
• the browser, device and any assistive technology you were using, if you know it.

We aim to reply to email in under 12 hours. If a fix will take longer than that, we will tell you what we are doing and when to expect it, and we will offer another way to get what you needed in the meantime.

Alternative formats and reasonable adjustments

You can ask us for any content on this site in a different format, for example as plain text, as a large print document, or read to you over a call. There is no charge for this and you do not need to explain why you are asking.

If you need to reach us in a way other than email, or you need an adjustment to work with us, ask. We will find a way that works for you.

Enforcement and escalation

If you contact us about an accessibility problem and you are not satisfied with our response, you can escalate.

In the United Kingdom, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is the body responsible for enforcing the accessibility duties that apply to service providers under the Equality Act 2010, which includes the duty to make reasonable adjustments. You can raise a concern with them. The Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) provides free advice to individuals about discrimination.

For clarity: the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018 do not apply to this site, because Vox Atelier is a private business and not a public sector body. We follow the same technical standard by choice, not because those regulations bind us.

In the European Union, member states operate their own national enforcement and complaint routes for accessibility legislation, and the body varies by country. If you are in the EU, your national accessibility or equality body is the right starting point.

We are stating these routes at the level of confidence we actually have. We are not able to tell you which specific regime applies to this site, because that depends on legal questions we have not had determined.

Status of this statement

This statement describes what is true about the site and what we intend to do. It is a statement of fact and intent, not a contract, and it does not create contractual rights.

Nothing here limits or replaces your rights under the Equality Act 2010 or any other law. If anything in this statement appears to conflict with those rights, your legal rights take precedence.

Preparation, review and version

This statement was prepared by Vox Atelier as a self evaluation, by reviewing the site's own markup, stylesheet and scripts against WCAG 2.1 Level AA. It describes the site as it stands at the date below, not an aspiration.

We review this statement:

• after any significant change to the site, including new pages, layout changes, new colour tokens or the addition of audio or video content;
• when a reported barrier changes what is true in the Known limitations section;
• at least once a year, whether or not anything has changed.

Version 1.0. Prepared (to be confirmed). Last reviewed (to be confirmed).

Version 1.0 · Last updated 21 July 2026