Accessibility statement

This website is partially compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 Level AA.

Atlantic Whale & Wildlife Tours is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and adhering to the required accessibility standards.

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

Accessibility Features of this Website

  • Skip to content link – is functional on all webpages to allow keyboard users to bypass repeated sections like navigation panes.
  • Accessible images – to inform users using assistive technologies about an image’s contents.
  • Accessible Colour Contrast Ratios
  • Accessible forms – have correct focus order and validation.
  • Useful, descriptive link text – to inform users where links will bring them.
  • Correctly structured content with good heading usage – to increase readability and assist users using screen readers or other assistive technologies.
  • Cross operating system compatibility and mobile navigation – to ensure consistency in layout and navigation across all devices and operating systems.

Non-Accessible Content
The content listed below is not fully accessible:

  • Fareharbor Booking – The website booking system is provided by Fareharbor. We do not have control over the integration method for the booking system, which will open in a modal window. We also do not have any control over the presentation of the content and it accessibility compliance.
  • Videos – Some of the video content has been supplied by external agencies. Where captions are not provided, we will continue to work with these agencies to address this.

Preparation of this accessibility statement
The Statement was prepared by RAFT where RAFT performed a blend of manual and automated accessibility tests using multiple platforms Windows (JAWS, NVDA), Mac (VoiceOver), iOS (VoiceOver), and Android (TalkBack) and their native accessibility tools. A detailed issue log was created to measure against WCAG 2.2 standards. These issues were presented to the development team who are amending these issues and bringing the website in to WCAG 2.2 AA compliance.

This statement was created by in June 2026.

The statement was last reviewed in June 2026.

Feedback and Contact Information
Atlantic Whale & Wildlife Tours is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for persons with disabilities. We welcome feedback on the accessibility of this website.

We are currently using a ReciteMe website checker to aid us in the provision of a more accessible website.

If you have a comments or complaint about the accessibility of this website, please email our Access Officer, Mark Gannon who can be contacted at info@awwtours.com

If you wish to request particular content in an accessible format please include the following details:

Your required format.
The content you wish to receive (please include the url of the content).
Your name and email address.
We will make all reasonable efforts to fulfil your request.

Access Officer
Queries and complaints about accessibility are dealt with by our Access Officer.

The role of the Access Officer is to provide or arrange assistance and guidance to persons with disabilities accessing our services.

Our Access Officer is Mark Gannon who can be contacted at info@awwtours.com

The contact number for Atlantic Whale & Wildlife Tours is +353 (0)876381003
The address for Atlantic Whale & Wildlife Tours is

Atlantic Whale & Wildlife Tours
Woodpoint House, Courtmacsherry,
West Cork, Ireland.

Date: 205/06/2026