Accessibility Statement

Last update: November 7, 2025 | Version: 1.0

Our commitment to accessibility

The company Habitable s.r.o. is committed to ensuring the digital accessibility of the website habitable.co for people with disabilities. We continually improve the user experience for everyone and adhere to the relevant accessibility standards.

Our vision: AI technologies should serve everyone. We believe that everyone has the right to equal access to information and services regardless of their physical or cognitive abilities.

Accessibility standards

Our website is designed in accordance with international standards:

WCAG 2.1

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

  • Level A - Met

  • Level AA - Met

  • Level AAA - Partially

EN 301 549

European Accessibility Standard

  • Web - Completed

  • Documents - Completed

  • Mobile Applications - In Preparation

Legal framework: As of June 28, 2025, Act No. 351/2022 Coll. on the accessibility of products and services will come into effect. Our website already meets most of the future requirements.

Implemented accessibility features

Navigation and structure

  • Consistent navigation across all pages

  • Semantic HTML5 elements (header, nav, main, footer)

  • Hierarchical structure of headings (h1-h6)

  • Skip navigation link at the beginning of the page

  • Breadcrumb navigation for better orientation

Keyboard control

  • All interactive elements accessible via keyboard

  • Visible focus indicator

  • Logical tab order

  • No keyboard traps

  • Keyboard shortcuts for main functions

Visual design

  • Contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for normal text

  • Contrast ratio of at least 3:1 for large text

  • Text can be enlarged up to 200% without loss of functionality

  • Color is not the only carrier of information

  • Responsive design for all devices

Screen readers

  • ARIA attributes for complex components

  • Alternative text for all images

  • Descriptive texts for links and buttons

  • Inline validation with immediate feedback

  • Grouping related fields using fieldset

  • Autocomplete attributes to facilitate filling

Multimedia

  • Subtitles for videos

  • Transcripts for audio content

  • Option to pause animations

  • Audio description for videos (in preparation)

  • Slovak sign language (planned)

We know the limitations and alternatives

Notice: Some parts of our website may not yet be fully accessible. We are actively working to improve them.

Demo application

Problem: Interactive charts do not have text alternatives

Solution: We provide data in tabular format upon request. Contact us at pristupnost@habitable.co

PDF documents

Problem: Older PDF files may not be tagged for screen readers

Solution: We are gradually converting all documents. In the meantime, you can request a text version by email.

Accessibility testing

We regularly test the accessibility of our pages using:

Automated tools

  • axe DevTools

  • WAVE (WebAIM)

  • Lighthouse (Google)

  • Pa11y

  • NVDA (screen reader)

Manual testing

  • Navigation only with the keyboard

  • Screen readers (NVDA, JAWS)

  • Text enlargement to 200%

  • Color testing for color blindness

  • User testing

Last audit: October 15, 2024

Conducted by: Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired of Slovakia

Result: 92% compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA

Feedback and contact

Your feedback on accessibility is important to us. If you encounter barriers or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us:

Email: pristupnost@habitable.co

Phone: +421 2 5441 8888 (Mon-Fri: 9:00-17:00)

Address: Habitable s.r.o., Zochova 5, 811 03 Bratislava

We will respond within 5 business days with information on how we are addressing your request. We aim to resolve accessibility issues within 30 days.

Procedure for lodging a complaint

If you are not satisfied with our response or the way we are addressing the accessibility issue:

  1. Contact our responsible person

Mgr. Jana Nováková - accessibility manager

Email: jana.novakova@habitable.co

  1. Escalation to company management

If the problem persists, please contact our CEO

Email: ceo@habitable.co

  1. External supervision (from 28.6.2025)

Slovak Trade Inspection

Web: www.soi.sk

Legal information

Law No. 351/2022 Coll.

On the accessibility of products and services for persons with disabilities

Effect for the commercial sector: June 28, 2025

Law No. 95/2019 Coll.

On Information Technologies in Public Administration

Template for the Commercial Sector

Directive EU 2019/882

European Accessibility Act

Harmonization of Accessibility in the EU

Technical documentation

For developers and designers we provide:

Accessibility Guide (PDF) - Best practices for our tech stack

Design System - Components with built-in accessibility

Testing Checklist - Step-by-step accessibility verification

Open-source Components - React components with ARIA

Useful links and resources

Slovak organizations

Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired

Effeta - Center for the Hearing Impaired

National Council of Citizens with Disabilities

MIRRI SR - accessibility standards

International sources

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative

WebAIM

The A11Y Project

Deque - axe accessibility

History of updates

  1. November 2024 - v1.0 - First official accessibility statement

  2. October 2024 - External audit of ÚNSS - 92% compliance

  3. September 2024 - Implementation of WCAG 2.1 AA standards

Our commitment to the future

Accessibility is not a one-time activity, but a continuous process. We commit to:

Conducting an independent accessibility audit annually

Training our employees in accessibility

Involving users with disabilities in testing

Implementing the latest standards and technologies

Sharing our knowledge with the community

This accessibility statement was created on November 7, 2024, and is in accordance with the template of the statement from the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development, and Informatization of the Slovak Republic.