Our commitment
Abroad Guide BD is committed to making abroadguidebd.com usable by everyone, including people with disabilities. We design and build to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, and we test with automated tools, keyboard-only navigation, and screen readers (NVDA and VoiceOver) before and after each site update. Accessibility work is part of every page rebuild, not an afterthought: we publish this statement so you know exactly what to expect, and how to tell us when something falls short.
What we support
- Keyboard access to every feature: menus, the visa-check tool, filters, FAQ, forms, and the search dialog, with a visible focus indicator on both light and dark surfaces. You can Tab through the whole site and never lose your place.
- Screen reader support: semantic landmarks, exactly one page heading per page, labelled navigation and forms, descriptive links, and polite live announcements for visa-check results and form errors.
- Readable contrast: all body text, links, and controls meet the WCAG AA contrast ratios, measured from our design tokens rather than guessed. Orange call-to-action buttons carry a dark label so they pass even at small sizes.
- Text scaling and zoom up to 200% without loss of content or function; layouts reflow on mobile widths without horizontal scrolling.
- Reduced motion: if you set “reduce motion” in your operating system, we disable animations, auto-moving elements, and smooth scrolling.
- Clear, structured content: logical heading order, labelled tables with captions, and descriptive text alternatives for meaningful images. Decorative images and flag monograms are hidden from assistive technology.
- Skip link at the top of every page that jumps straight to the main content, so keyboard users are not forced through the navigation each visit.
- Catch-all paths: every form offers a non-form route — phone, WhatsApp, or email — so no action requires the form alone.
Known limitations
- Some legacy pages and documents published before this rebuild may not fully meet the above (older PDFs may lack tagged structure, and some embedded content may not be fully keyboard-operable). We are replacing these as pages are rebuilt; priority goes to the visa guides, study abroad guides and medical treatment guides our users rely on most.
- Third-party embeds and the official government portals we link to (for example visa-application and GAMCA/Wafid portals) are outside our control. Where we link out, we always provide a written step-by-step alternative on our own pages so the task never depends on the external tool alone.
- Chat and WhatsApp quick replies are plain text and therefore accessible. We do not use CAPTCHA-only verification on forms: our anti-spam honeypot is invisible to assistive technology, so real users are never asked to solve an image puzzle.
How we build for accessibility
Every page on this site is checked against our accessibility spec before it ships. That spec covers four areas that matter most to assistive-technology users. First, focus and keyboard behaviour: navigation submenus open on hover and on keyboard focus, the Escape key closes menus and dialogs, and focus always returns to the control that opened them. Second, semantics: headings start at one h1 per page and follow in order with no skipped levels; lists are real lists; tables carry captions and scope attributes; and forms pair every field with a visible label plus an autocomplete attribute where a browser can help. Third, announcements: dynamic results, such as the visa-check verdict and form error messages, are wrapped in live regions so a screen reader announces them without stealing focus. Fourth, motion: our global reduced-motion rule clamps every animation to a single instant, so nothing pulses, floats, or scrolls smoothly when the operating system requests less motion.
Report an accessibility problem
If you find anything on the site that is hard to use or read, please tell us — we treat accessibility reports as urgent. You can reach us on WhatsApp at +880 1315-682424, through the contact page (choose “Other” and mention accessibility), or by emailing accessibility@abroadguidebd.com. When you write, please include the page URL, the issue you hit, and the technology you use (browser, assistive software, and zoom level if relevant). We acknowledge every report within 2 working days and aim to fix the issue or provide a workaround within 10 working days.
Enforcement and review
This statement is reviewed and re-tested after every rebuild wave and at least quarterly. The tests we run are the same ones named in our spec: axe-core and Lighthouse accessibility scans, keyboard-only walkthroughs of the primary user flows, and screen-reader spot checks on the country guides and the contact form. Last full audit: 3 September 2026. Last content update: 3 September 2026.