Accessibility Statement for Coastal Curiosities

Coastal Curiosities is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Our Commitment

We strive to provide a website that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.

Accessibility Guidelines

We follow these guidelines to ensure our website is accessible:

• Perceivable: We provide text alternatives for non-text content, captions for videos, and ensure content is adaptable and distinguishable.
• Operable: We make sure all functionality is available from a keyboard, provide users enough time to read and use content, and avoid content that causes seizures.
• Understandable: We make text readable and understandable, ensure content appears and operates in predictable ways, and help users avoid and correct mistakes.
• Robust: We ensure our website is compatible with a wide range of user agents, including assistive technologies.

Accessibility Features

Coastal Curiosities incorporates the following features to enhance accessibility:

• Alternative Text: Meaningful alternative text is provided for all images. For example, an image showing a glass bottle on the beach has the alt text: "A weathered green glass bottle partially buried in the sand on a sunny beach."
• Keyboard Navigation: Our website can be navigated using a keyboard.
• Clear Headings: We use clear and descriptive headings to organize content.
• Color Contrast: We ensure sufficient color contrast between text and background.
• Resizable Text: Users can resize text using browser settings.
• Forms Accessibility: Our forms are designed to be accessible to screen readers and keyboard users.
• Semantic HTML: We use semantic HTML elements to structure our content.
• ARIA Attributes: We use ARIA attributes where necessary to provide additional information to assistive technologies.
• Consistent Navigation: The navigation is consistent throughout the website.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Coastal Curiosities is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Known Limitations

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Coastal Curiosities, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

We are aware of the following potential accessibility issues:

• Third-party Content: Some third-party content may not be fully accessible. We are working with our vendors to address these issues.
• Dynamic Content: Rapidly changing dynamic content may present challenges for some users. We are exploring solutions to improve the accessibility of this content.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Coastal Curiosities. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Coastal Curiosities:

• Email: accessibility@coastalcuriosities.com
• Phone: (415) 555-0123
• Postal Address: Accessibility Team, Coastal Curiosities, 123 Beachfront Avenue, Monterey, CA 93940

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Coastal Curiosities relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Assessment Approach

Coastal Curiosities assessed the accessibility of Coastal Curiosities by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation
• External evaluation

Date

This statement was created on October 26, 2023.

Updates

This accessibility statement will be reviewed and updated regularly to reflect any changes to our website and our commitment to accessibility. We aim to continuously improve the accessibility of our website based on user feedback and ongoing testing.