Craftify Collective Accessibility Statement
Craftify Collective is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all users, including people with disabilities. We strive to provide a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. Our goal is to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.
Our Commitment to Accessibility
We believe that everyone deserves equal access to information and services online. To ensure this, we are continually working to improve the accessibility of Craftify Collective. Our efforts include:
- Regularly auditing our website for accessibility issues using both automated and manual testing methods.
- Providing training to our staff on accessibility best practices.
- Considering accessibility in all stages of our website development and design processes.
- Seeking feedback from users with disabilities to help us identify areas for improvement.
WCAG 2.1 Compliance
Craftify Collective aims to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. WCAG is a set of guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. Conformance with WCAG 2.1 Level AA means that our website adheres to a comprehensive set of accessibility standards covering a wide range of disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities.
Specifically, we strive to meet the following WCAG principles:
- Perceivable: Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive. This includes providing text alternatives for non-text content, offering captions and other alternatives for audio and video content, ensuring that content can be presented in different ways without losing information or structure, and making it easier for users to see and hear content.
- Operable: User interface components and navigation must be operable. This involves making all functionality available from a keyboard, giving users enough time to read and use content, avoiding content that causes seizures, and providing ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they are.
- Understandable: Information and the operation of the user interface must be understandable. This includes making text readable and understandable, making content appear and operate in predictable ways, and helping users avoid and correct mistakes.
- Robust: Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies. This means ensuring that our website uses valid HTML and CSS, and that our content is compatible with a range of browsers and devices.
Accessibility Features
The following accessibility features have been implemented on Craftify Collective to enhance the user experience for individuals with disabilities:
- Alternative Text for Images: All images on our website have descriptive alternative text, allowing screen reader users to understand the content and purpose of each image.
- Keyboard Navigation: Our website can be navigated using a keyboard alone, without requiring a mouse or other pointing device.
- Clear and Consistent Navigation: Our website features a clear and consistent navigation structure, making it easy for users to find the information they need.
- Semantic HTML: We use semantic HTML elements to structure our content, providing a clear and logical organization that is easily understood by assistive technologies.
- Sufficient Color Contrast: We ensure that there is sufficient color contrast between text and background colors, making it easier for users with low vision to read our content.
- Resizable Text: Users can easily resize the text on our website using their browser settings, without losing content or functionality.
- Forms with Clear Labels: All forms on our website have clear and descriptive labels, helping users understand the purpose of each field.
- Captions and Transcripts for Multimedia: We provide captions and transcripts for all video and audio content on our website, making it accessible to users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- ARIA Attributes: We use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to enhance the accessibility of interactive elements on our website.
Known Limitations
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility, some limitations may exist on Craftify Collective. We are aware of the following potential issues and are working to address them:
- Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible. We are in the process of converting these documents to more accessible formats.
- Third-party content embedded on our website may not always be fully accessible. We are working with our vendors to ensure that their content meets our accessibility standards.
Feedback and Contact Information
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Craftify Collective. If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us:
- Email: accessibility@thedeuengruol.com
- Phone: (401) 519-7770
- Address: Craftify Collective, Accessibility Department, 255 Promenade St, Providence, RI 02908
We will do our best to respond to your inquiries within five business days.
Third-Party Websites
Our website may contain links to third-party websites that are not controlled by Craftify Collective. We are not responsible for the accessibility of these websites. We encourage you to review the accessibility statements of any third-party websites you visit.
Enforcement Procedure
Craftify Collective is dedicated to resolving any accessibility issues promptly and effectively. If you encounter an accessibility barrier on our website, please contact us using the methods outlined above. We will initiate the following enforcement procedure:
- Acknowledgement: Upon receiving your feedback, we will acknowledge receipt within one business day.
- Assessment: Our accessibility team will assess the issue to determine its nature and severity. This assessment will be completed within two business days.
- Plan of Action: We will develop a plan of action to address the accessibility barrier. This plan will include a timeline for implementing the necessary changes. The plan of action will be communicated to you within three business days.
- Implementation: We will implement the plan of action within the agreed-upon timeframe. We will prioritize issues based on their severity and impact on users with disabilities.
- Verification: Once the changes have been implemented, we will verify that the accessibility barrier has been resolved. This verification will be conducted by our accessibility team and may involve users with disabilities.
- Communication: We will communicate the results of the verification to you within one business day.
If you are not satisfied with our response or the resolution of the accessibility issue, you may escalate your concerns to our Accessibility Officer, Amelia Hernandez, at accessibilityofficer@thedeuengruol.com. We are committed to working with you to find a mutually agreeable solution.
Ongoing Efforts
Craftify Collective is committed to ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of our website. We will continue to monitor our website for accessibility issues, provide training to our staff, and seek feedback from users with disabilities. We believe that accessibility is an ongoing process, and we are dedicated to making our website as inclusive as possible.
This accessibility statement was last updated on October 26, 2024, by Dr. David Lee, our lead accessibility consultant.