Accessibility statement
Statement current September 15, 2026
EO Explained aims to make its content usable with keyboards, screen readers, browser zoom and mobile devices.
Current measures
- Semantic headings, landmarks, tables and disclosure controls
- Keyboard-accessible navigation, search and filters
- Visible focus states and a skip-to-content link
- Text alternatives for editorial illustrations
- Responsive layouts and readable text sizing
- Status communicated with words as well as color
WCAG 2.2 review
Reviewed September 15, 2026. A representative audit used WCAG 2.2 Level AA as its benchmark. It covered the homepage, six administration collections, guide and official-text pages, filters, policy pages, desktop and mobile layouts.
The sampled pages had one main heading, labeled landmarks and controls, text alternatives, keyboard access to the skip link, no unintended mobile overflow and suitably sized form controls.
Keyboard review completed September 15, 2026. Links, buttons, form controls and disclosure summaries share a two-color focus indicator. The mobile menu traps focus while open, closes with Escape and returns focus to its trigger.
Heading and zoom review completed September 15, 2026. Representative rendered pages have one H1, ordered heading levels and remain usable at 200% zoom and narrow mobile widths without page-level horizontal scrolling.
This is a dated sample, not a claim that every page fully conforms.
Known limitations
Automated and code-based checks cannot identify every accessibility barrier. External source websites have their own accessibility practices. There is currently no monitored public accessibility-contact channel.
Using the site and reporting a barrier
The archive is designed so its main tasks work with a keyboard and a screen reader. Headings describe page sections, links use descriptive labels, tables preserve row and column relationships, and interactive controls expose their names and current states. A skip link moves focus to the main content. Status descriptions use words and symbols so color is not the only way to understand an order’s position. These measures support access, but they cannot guarantee that every browser, assistive technology, or device combination will behave identically.
Readers can enlarge text with browser zoom and use the site on narrow screens. Illustrations have text alternatives, and the reference avoids relying on animation to communicate legal or historical facts. Some order pages contain long tables or source lists; keyboard users can move through links and controls in sequence, while screen-reader users can navigate by headings and landmarks.
If a page or control creates an accessibility barrier, contact webmaster@eoexplained.com. Include the page address, the action you were trying to take, and the browser or assistive technology if known. Do not include sensitive personal information. We use reports to reproduce the issue, correct the markup or wording where possible, and record material changes in the public version history.