Accessibility Statement

This statement applies to content published on the domain: https://www.studentbeans.com

It does not apply to content or websites published on subdomains, which will have their own specific accessibility statements. This website is managed by The Beans Group Limited, trading as Pion. It is designed to be usable by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.

You will be able to:

  • Use screen readers effectively
  • Tab through content effectively
  • See alt tags on all images
  • See error messages and active states
  • Resize text (partial support)
  • See all colours where appropriate — to a AA contrast standard

This website is designed to comply with the technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1, which closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the above standard. See 'Non-accessible content' below for more information.
The site was last tested on 2/7/2025.

Preparation of this Statement

This statement was prepared on 18 June 2025. It is based on a review of a representative sample of Pion’s web pages using a combination of automated and manual testing.

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

The Student Beans marketplace website is designed to be compatible with:

  • Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Brave, Edge, Safari
  • Screen readers
  • Screen magnifiers
  • Alternative input devices
  • Speech recognition software

Technical Specifications

This website relies on the following technologies for accessibility:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

Non-accessible Content

We are aware of the following accessibility limitations on the Pion website:

  • A few alt tags need translating
  • Some focus areas can be more obvious
  • An app page banner is pausable but not stoppable, though it can be scrolled out of view
  • Some buttons are missing labels

We plan on fixing these issues before the end of 2025, with a longer term roadmap stretching into 2026.

If you encounter a problem not listed here, please let us know.