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Accessibility Audit for Subsidy Check

Subsidy Check

The Subsidiecheck application has been fully audited. Since the application is intended as a (small) part of other web pages, some chapters of this report are not applicable. The remaining chapters have been reviewed and all identified issues have been resolved. Last updated on 08-03-2026.

  • Website nameSubsidy Check
  • Conformance targetWCAG 2.2 Level AA
  • Evaluation dateMarch 8, 2026
  • 34 Pass
  • 0 Fail
  • 0 Cannot Tell
  • 21 Not Applicable
  • 0 Not Tested

Sample of Audited Web Pages

Web Technology

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • WAI-ARIA
  • JavaScript

Recording of Evaluation Specifics

Not provided

All Criterion Results​

1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)Pass
Description
All non-text content that is presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
For prerecorded audio-only and prerecorded video-only media, alternatives are provided. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
Captions are provided for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
An alternative for time-based media or audio description of the prerecorded video content is provided for synchronized media. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
Captions are provided for all live audio content in synchronized media. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
Audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)Pass
Description
Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)Pass
Description
When the sequence in which content is presented affects its meaning, a correct reading sequence can be programmatically determined. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A)Pass
Description
Instructions provided for understanding and operating content do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, or sound. Learn more
Observation
There are no instructions that rely solely on sensory characteristics such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, or sound.
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA)Pass
Description
Content does not restrict its view and operation to a single display orientation, such as portrait or landscape, unless a specific display orientation is essential. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA)Pass
Description
The purpose of each input field collecting information about the user can be programmatically determined when the field serves a purpose identified in the Input Purposes for User Interface Components section. Learn more
Observation
The input fields for postal code and house number on the address page have the correct autocomplete attributes. The "quantity" and "costs" fields on the measures tab do not collect user information and therefore do not fall under the Input Purposes for User Interface Components.
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)Pass
Description
Color is not used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
If any audio on a Web page plays automatically for more than 3 seconds, either a mechanism is available to pause or stop the audio, or a mechanism is available to control audio volume independently from the overall system volume level. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)Pass
Description
The visual presentation of text and images of text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1. Learn more
Observation
The contrast requirements of this test are always met, with the exception of disabled fields. These incidental cases are explicitly allowed in this test. All potentially disabled fields are the input fields for energy label, WOZ value, quantity, and costs.
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA)Pass
Description
Except for captions and images of text, text can be resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality. Learn more
Observation
The application can be scaled up to 400% without loss of content or functionality.
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
If the technologies being used can achieve the visual presentation, text is used to convey information rather than images of text. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA)Pass
Description
Content can be presented without loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrolling in two dimensions. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA)Pass
Description
The visual presentation of user interface components and graphical objects has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 against adjacent color(s). Learn more
Observation
The contrast requirements of this test are always met, with the exception of disabled fields. These incidental cases are explicitly allowed in this test. All potentially disabled fields are the input fields for energy label, WOZ value, quantity, and costs.
1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA)Pass
Description
In content implemented using markup languages that support the following text style properties, no loss of content or functionality occurs by setting all of the following and by changing no other style property. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
Where receiving and then removing pointer hover or keyboard focus triggers additional content to become visible and then hidden, the content can be dismissed, hovered, and is persistent. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)Pass
Description
All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes. Learn more
Observation
All functions are accessible via the keyboard. The previously identified issue with the "Insulation Status" multi-select field has been resolved since December 2025. The Resident/Landlord radio buttons are navigable with arrow keys, which is in accordance with the specification for radio groups.
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)Pass
Description
If keyboard focus can be moved to a component of the page using a keyboard interface, then focus can be moved away from that component using only a keyboard interface. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
If a keyboard shortcut is implemented in content using only letter, punctuation, number, or symbol characters, then a mechanism is available to turn it off or remap it. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
For each time limit that is set by the content, the user is able to turn off, adjust, or extend the time limit. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
For moving, blinking, scrolling, or auto-updating information, users can pause, stop, or hide it. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)Pass
Description
Web pages do not contain anything that flashes more than three times in any one second period, or the flash is below the general flash and red flash thresholds. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)Pass
Description
A mechanism is available to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple Web pages. Learn more
Observation
Only occurs on the "Conditions" tab. This tab can be approached in 2 ways
2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)Pass
Description
Web pages have titles that describe topic or purpose. Learn more
Observation
It is an HTML element, so the title is placed on the "parent" page. A correct title is present on all embed URLs.
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)Pass
Description
If a Web page can be navigated sequentially and the navigation sequences affect meaning or operation, focusable components receive focus in an order that preserves meaning and operability. Learn more
Observation
Focusable components receive focus in a logical order. The previously identified issue where focus did not move back to the top after clicking "Continue" in the "Conditions" tab has been fixed in March 2026.
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)Pass
Description
The purpose of each link can be determined from the link text alone or from the link text together with its programmatically determined link context. Learn more
Observation
The purpose of all links is determinable from the link text or context. The address link at the top of the Conditions page displays the full address as link text, which sufficiently indicates it refers to information about that address.
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
More than one way is available to locate a Web page within a set of Web pages except where the Web Page is the result of, or a step in, a process. Learn more
Observation
This concerns isolated content, which is entirely part of steps in a process.
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)Pass
Description
Headings and labels describe topic or purpose. Learn more
Observation
All headings and labels have been reviewed and are sufficient.
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)Pass
Description
Any keyboard operable user interface has a mode of operation where the keyboard focus indicator is visible. Learn more
Observation
All elements have been reviewed and the focus is visible.
2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum) (Level AA)Pass
Description
When a user interface component receives focus, the component is not entirely hidden by author-created content. Learn more
Observation
Sufficient. There is one instance where the focus indicator of the trash can icon is not visible on one side.
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
All functionality that uses multipoint or path-based gestures for operation can be operated with a single pointer without a path-based gesture. Learn more
Observation
No path-based gestures needed.
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A)Pass
Description
For functionality that can be operated using a single pointer, at least one of the following is true: No Down-Event, Up-Event, or Abort/Undo. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A)Pass
Description
For user interface components with labels that include text or images of text, the name contains the text that is presented visually. Learn more
Observation
All toggle components have the visible label linked to the switch via aria-labelledby. Fixed in March 2026.
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
Functionality that can be operated by device motion or user motion can also be operated by user interface components and responding to the motion can be disabled to prevent accidental actuation. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
2.5.7 Dragging Movements (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
All functionality that uses a dragging movement for operation can be achieved by a single pointer without dragging, unless dragging is essential. Learn more
Observation
No dragging movements apply.
2.5.8 Target Size (Minimum) (Level AA)Pass
Description
The size of the target for pointer inputs is at least 24 by 24 CSS pixels. Learn more
Observation
The smallest pointer targets are the 'i's for help text. These have a sufficient size of 48x48 CSS pixels.
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
The default human language of each Web page can be programmatically determined. Learn more
Observation
Only one language is available: Dutch. An English version will be made available in the future.
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
The human language of each passage or phrase in the content can be programmatically determined. Learn more
Observation
Only one language is available: Dutch. An English version will be made available in the future.
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)Pass
Description
When any user interface component receives focus, it does not initiate a change of context. Learn more
Observation
Links to external websites are opened in a new tab. These links are always clearly recognizable as such. Examples include the link under the info pop-up of the "Insulation Status" section, and every link under "Subsidies and schemes". In the future, an extra warning will be implemented informing the user that they will be navigating to an external page.
3.2.2 On Input (Level A)Pass
Description
Changing the setting of any user interface component does not automatically cause a change of context unless the user has been advised of the behavior before using the component. Learn more
Observation
Showing or hiding additional input fields after toggling a switch is a change of content, not a change of context. The page does not navigate, focus does not move unexpectedly, and the layout is not fundamentally altered. This is standard progressive disclosure.
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)Pass
Description
Navigational mechanisms that are repeated on multiple Web pages within a set of Web pages occur in the same relative order each time they are repeated, unless a change is initiated by the user. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)Pass
Description
Components that have the same functionality within a set of Web pages are identified consistently. Learn more
Observation
Components with the same functionality are standardized and reused in different places. This ensures consistency.
3.2.6 Consistent Help (Level A)Not Applicable
Description
If a Web page contains any of the following help mechanisms, and those mechanisms are repeated on multiple Web pages, they occur in the same relative order. Learn more
Observation
No help functionality is built into the application.
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)Pass
Description
If an input error is automatically detected, the item that is in error is identified and the error is described to the user in text. Learn more
Observation
Input errors are only possible on the address page. Here, an error message is displayed in red letters below the input fields for incorrect input. When an invalid postal code is entered, the corresponding input field is displayed in red.
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)Pass
Description
Labels or instructions are provided when content requires user input. Learn more
Observation
All input fields have labels or instructions. The "Insulation Status" field has the label "Isolatiestatus" and the instruction "Which building parts of the home are poorly insulated?" which implies multiple selections. The multi-select behavior is additionally conveyed visually through checkboxes in the dropdown.
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)Pass
Description
If an input error is automatically detected and suggestions for correction are known, then the suggestions are provided to the user, unless it would jeopardize the security or purpose of the content. Learn more
Observation
When an invalid postal code is entered, a suggestion with the correct format (1234AB) is shown. Fixed in March 2026.
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
For Web pages that cause legal commitments or financial transactions for the user to occur, that modify or delete user-controllable data in data storage systems, or that submit user test responses, submissions are reversible, checked, or confirmed. Learn more
Observation
No observation provided.
3.3.7 Redundant Entry (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
Information previously entered by or provided to the user that is required on subsequent steps of the same process is either auto-populated, or available for the user to select. Learn more
Observation
Information is always entered a single time.
3.3.8 Accessible Authentication (Minimum) (Level AA)Not Applicable
Description
A cognitive function test is not required for any step in an authentication process unless that step provides an alternative or a mechanism to assist the user. Learn more
Observation
No authentication procedures have been implemented.
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)Pass
Description
For all user interface components, the name and role can be programmatically determined; states, properties, and values that can be set by the user can be programmatically set; and notification of changes to these items is available to user agents, including assistive technologies. Learn more
Observation
All components have a programmatically determinable name and role. The input fields for quantity and costs are Material Web text fields with labels and built-in ARIA roles. The switches per measure have an aria-label with the measure name. Fixed in March 2026.
4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA)Pass
Description
In content implemented using markup languages, status messages can be programmatically determined through role or properties such that they can be presented to the user by assistive technologies without receiving focus. Learn more
Observation
Status messages for loading subsidies and measures have role="status" so assistive technologies can announce them without moving focus. Fixed in March 2026.