Most published accessibility statements are copies of a template with the company name changed, which is why so many claim full conformance on sites that plainly are not. This page is what a good one looks like, which parts are safe to copy and which have to be yours, and how to date it honestly. Every figure below is the statement sheet's own arithmetic from the numbers you enter: on the worked example, four issues closed a month against 34 open is roughly one and a half reviews before full conformance can be claimed.
What is safe to copy
The structure and the boilerplate: the standard and level, the scope sentence, the description of what conformance means, and the note about third-party content. These are the same for everybody and rewriting them adds nothing. Copy them and spend the time saved on the parts that are yours.
What has to be yours
The known issues, the dates, the feedback channel and the response time. On the worked example that means naming ten issues still open at the next review, three third-party components you do not control, and a five-working-day promise which is 40 working hours of somebody's actual availability. Those four things are what make the statement true rather than decorative.
How to date it so it stays honest
Put the review date in the statement and the next review date beside it, and set the interval to something the closing rate supports. Two reviews a year against a rate of four issues a month is a statement whose next version can show progress; an annual review on a stalled programme is a statement that will be a year out of date the moment somebody checks.
Questions people ask about website accessibility statement
Can we say we are working towards conformance?
Yes, and it is usually the honest claim. Partial conformance with a list and a date is a normal statement, not a weak one.
Should we name the auditor?
If you had an independent audit, naming it and its date adds credibility. Do not name one you have not had.
What if a third-party widget is the problem?
Name it, say what you have asked the vendor for, and give the alternative route a user has. That is what the third-party paragraph is for.