Accessibility

Our commitment

GothamIP is committed to making gothamoutsourcing.com accessible to people of all abilities. We treat accessibility as part of building the site properly rather than as a compliance exercise bolted on afterwards.

The standard we work toward

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. We describe this as a target we actively work toward rather than a certification we hold — we have not commissioned a formal third-party audit, and we would rather be accurate about that than claim conformance we have not independently verified.

What is built into the site

The following are implemented across the site today:

• Reduced-motion support. This site uses a fair amount of motion. Every animated element respects the operating-system “reduce motion” setting — when it is on, animations are removed or reduced to simple fades, background video is replaced by a still image, and scroll-driven effects are disabled.
• Skip to content. A “Skip to content” link is the first thing keyboard and screen-reader users reach on every page, letting them bypass the navigation.
• Keyboard operability. Navigation, menus, form fields, carousels, and buttons can be reached and operated with a keyboard, and focused elements show a visible focus indicator.
• Semantic structure. Pages use real headings in a logical order with a single H1, real lists, real tables, and landmark regions, so assistive technology can navigate the content structure.
• Meaningful image descriptions. Images that carry information have descriptive alternative text. Purely decorative imagery is marked as decorative so screen readers skip it instead of announcing noise.
• No audio surprises. Background video is muted, carries no audio track, and never plays sound.
• Readable contrast and scaling. Text is set against the dark palette at contrast levels intended to meet AA, layouts reflow down to small screens, and the page does not force horizontal scrolling when zoomed.
• Forms with clear labels. Enquiry form fields have visible labels, validation messages explain what to fix in words, and errors are announced rather than signalled by colour alone.

Known limitations

We would rather list these than pretend they do not exist. We are working on them:

• Motion-heavy sections. Parts of the site — particularly the scrolling services showcase on the home page — rely on scroll-driven animation. Reduced-motion settings turn this off, but the experience is still denser than a static page.
• No formal audit yet. Our accessibility work is based on internal testing, not an independent WCAG audit, so issues may remain that we have not found.
• Third-party components. Enquiry form submissions are delivered by an external provider. We do not control that provider’s own accessibility.
• Long comparison tables. Wide tables in articles scroll sideways within their own container on small screens, which can be awkward on a narrow phone.

Compatibility

The site is built to work with current versions of major browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge) on desktop and mobile, together with the assistive technology available on those platforms. It may not work as well on browsers that are several versions out of date.

Tell us when something does not work

If you encounter a barrier on this site, we want to hear about it — it is the fastest way for us to find and fix problems. Email us at faraz@gothamip.com or use our contact form and, if you can, include:

• The page address where you ran into the problem
• What you were trying to do
• The browser, device, and any assistive technology you were using

We aim to respond to accessibility reports promptly, and we will tell you what we intend to do about the issue. If you need information from this site in a different format, ask and we will find a way to provide it.

Ongoing work

Accessibility is not a one-off task. We review it as the site changes, and this statement is updated when our practices or known limitations change. The “last updated” date above reflects the most recent review.