Date of publication: 25 June 2025
Last reviewed: 25 June 2025
Contact: webmaster@westermo.com
Westermo is committed to making its digital services accessible in accordance with the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. This accessibility statement applies to www.westermo.com.
Compliance Status
Following an external audit conducted by Consid in May 2025, westermo.com is currently partially compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA. We are working to address the identified issues.
Summary of Non-Accessible Content
- Images and Multimedia: Partially missing alternative texts, subtitles, or transcripts
- Navigation and Structure: Partially improper headings, keyboard traps, and unclear focus indicators
- Content and Language: incorrect language attributes is used on mixed language subsites
- Design: Low color contrast and layout issues on smaller screens
- Forms and Documents: Missing labels, partially inaccessible PDFs and error messages
Measures to Improve Accessibility
We are currently reviewing our web platform and have initiated the following actions:
- Developing a remediation plan for identified issues, including a platform evaluation
- Implementing back-end systems to feed documents and product data for the website moving forward; including increased tagging of assets, approvals, and simplified updates
- Programmatic changes to headings structure of website
- Improving image descriptions and marking decorative elements correctly
- Reviewing and updating downloadable documents for accessibility
Exemptions
Some documents and content provided by external partners or suppliers are outside of our control and may not be fully accessible.
Feedback and Contact
We welcome feedback on the accessibility of westermo.com. If you encounter any issues or need access to content in an alternative format, please contact us:
📧 webmaster@westermo.com
We aim to respond within 5 business days.