Accessibility statement

Last updated: 2026-05-22 · v1.0

suPlay BV is committed to making The Beer Game usable by everyone, including learners with disabilities. This statement describes the accessibility status of beergame.suplay.nl and how to report problems.

Conformance target

The Beer Game targets WCAG 2.2 Level AA. We aim for substantial conformance and address known gaps as we identify them. This page is also our public reference for institutional procurement questionnaires (e.g. EN 301 549 in the EU).

What works well today

Semantic HTML. Headings follow document hierarchy; form fields have associated labels; landmarks (header, nav, main) are used consistently.
Keyboard navigation. All actions in the instructor dashboard and the player game UI — placing an order, advancing a week, sending a chat message, exporting CSV — are reachable and operable with the keyboard alone.
Focus visibility. Focus rings are not suppressed on any interactive element.
Colour contrast. Text and interactive elements meet the WCAG AA 4.5:1 contrast target against their backgrounds.
Colour is not the only cue. Game status (lobby / playing / paused / finished), order direction, and inventory state are conveyed by text labels and icons in addition to colour.
Reduced motion. Decorative animations on the landing page and chart transitions in the debrief respect the prefers-reduced-motion media query.
QR alternative. Anywhere the platform displays a QR code (lobby, session invite), the equivalent short alphanumeric join code is shown next to it for typing.
Screen-reader support. ARIA labels are provided on QR images, status badges, and the projector view. Live regions announce week transitions in the player UI.
Independence from JavaScript for core game actions. Order submission, week advancement, and lobby join work through standard form posts — they do not require JS for the screen reader user to make a choice.

Known limitations

The debrief charts are rendered as SVG with summary text below them; full equivalent data tables are available via the per-session CSV export button. We plan to also expose an inline text-table view of the same data in a future release.
The projector view is optimised for a large shared screen and may be visually dense at small viewport sizes; the instructor dashboard (which contains the same information) is the recommended view on phones.
We have not yet completed a third-party audit. A formal audit is planned once the user base scales beyond pilot institutions.

Compatibility

The Beer Game is designed to work with modern, evergreen browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) released in the past two years, and with common assistive technologies on those browsers — VoiceOver (macOS / iOS), NVDA and JAWS on Windows, and TalkBack on Android.

Feedback and contact

If you find an accessibility problem, or you need information in an alternative format, please email info@suplay.nl. We aim to acknowledge within one business day and to resolve issues that affect core gameplay within ten business days. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Dutch supervisory authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) — though for accessibility-only matters we encourage contacting us first so we can fix the issue.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared on 2026-05-22 by self-assessment, based on automated checks (Lighthouse, axe DevTools) plus manual keyboard and screen-reader testing of the most-used flows (sign-in, host a session, join via code, place an order, advance a week, export CSV).