Accessibility Statement

MAS Seeds undertakes to make its websites accessible, in accordance with Article 47 of French Law 2005-102 of 11 February 2005.

This accessibility statement applies to this website: https://www.masseeds.co.uk/.

Compliance status

Mas Seeds is partially compliant with the RGAA (French: Référentiel général d’amélioration de l’accessibilité), Version 4, due to the non-conformities and derogations listed below.

Drafting of this Accessibility Statement

This declaration was drafted on 11 April 2024. It was updated on 29 April 2024.

Test results

The compliance audit conducted by Whodunit Agency revealed that 75% of the criteria outlined in Version 4 of the RGAA have been met.

View the audit results online (in French, opens in a new tab)

Non-conformities

The following non-conformities were identified during the first audit:

  • Image alt texts irrelevant or absent
  • Return to top of page script not 100% functional when navigating via keyboard
  • Errors in title hierarchy on some pages
  • Information not always comprehensible once CSS style sheets deactivated
  • Some links are not self-explanatory
  • Page source code not W3C-compliant
  • Some elements lack contrast
  • Focus is not visible on certain elements of some pages
  • Fields of the same nature should be grouped together on some forms
  • Some form fields do not have labels

Technologies used for the audit

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • jQuery
  • React
  • WordPress

Test environment

Content-rendering tests were carried out on the basis of the combination provided by the RGAA reference database, with the following versions:

  • On MacOS computers with Google Chrome and VoiceOver
  • On MacOS computers with Firefox and VoiceOver
  • On iOS mobile devices with Safari and VoiceOver

Tools used to evaluate accessibility

  • Web Developer Toolbar
  • HeadingsMap
  • WCAG Contrast checker
  • RGAA Wizard
  • W3C HTML validator
  • Component Inspector
  • WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools

Site pages verified for compliance

Contact and feedback

If you are unable to access any content or service, you may contact the MAS Seeds manager to be linked to an accessible alternative or obtain the content in another form.

Appeal procedures

If you notice a lack of accessibility that prevents you from accessing content or a feature of this website, and you report it to us and are unable to obtain a response from us, you are entitled to send your complaints or a request for referral to the Ombudsman.

There are several ways to do this:

  • Write a message to the Ombudsman
  • Contact the Ombudsman’s representative in your area

Send a letter by post (this is free if you are located in France, no stamp required): Défenseur des droits Libre réponse 71120 75342 Paris CEDEX 07