Accessibility
Béluga is committed to making both the marketing site (beluga.quebec) and the product accessible to people with disabilities. Our reference is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA, the same standard adopted by the Government of Québec for its own digital services.
Where we are
- Semantic HTML throughout the marketing site, with explicit landmark regions (header, nav, main, footer).
- Color contrast verified against WCAG AA on all body text and interactive elements.
- Keyboard navigation supported on every interactive component, including the audience toggle, the modules tabs, the calculator and the comparison table.
- Forms ship with explicit label elements; error messages are programmatically associated with their fields.
- Alt text on meaningful images, decorative images marked as such.
- Animations respect prefers-reduced-motion; an animation level slider is exposed in product preferences.
Where we still have work
- Independent third-party WCAG audit scheduled before the public launch (September 1, 2026).
- Complete review of focus order on all forms.
- French screen reader announcements polishing on the editor (Béluga Documents) — in progress.
- Captioning of video assets on the marketing site.
Assistive technologies we test against
- VoiceOver (macOS, iOS) — primary.
- NVDA (Windows) with Firefox.
- TalkBack (Android) on the upcoming mobile app.
Reporting an accessibility barrier
If you encounter a barrier that prevents you from using Béluga, please write to accessibilite@beluga.quebec. Include the page or feature, the assistive technology you use, and the behavior you expected. We acknowledge within two business days and provide a resolution timeline within ten.
Continuous improvement
Accessibility is a continuous engineering practice, not a checkbox. Each new feature must pass an internal accessibility review before it ships. We publish accessibility-related changelog entries in the public release notes.