Accessibility Statement

Our Accessibility Goals

Our goal is to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines outline best practices for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities. By adhering to these guidelines, we strive to create a website that is:

• Perceivable: Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.
• Operable: User interface components and navigation must be operable.
• Understandable: Information and the operation of the user interface must be understandable.
• Robust: Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.

Measures Taken to Ensure Accessibility

To achieve our accessibility goals, we have implemented the following measures:

• Semantic HTML: We use semantic HTML5 elements to structure our content logically and meaningfully. This includes using proper heading levels (h1 to h6), lists (ul, ol, dl), and landmark elements (header, nav, main, footer, article, aside). Using semantic HTML helps assistive technologies understand the structure and purpose of the content.
• ARIA Attributes: We strategically use Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) attributes to enhance the accessibility of dynamic content and interactive elements. ARIA attributes provide additional information to assistive technologies about the role, state, and properties of these elements. For example, we use aria-label, aria-describedby, aria-expanded, and aria-live attributes to improve the accessibility of our navigation menus, forms, and dynamic updates.
• Keyboard Navigation: Our website is designed to be fully navigable using a keyboard alone. Users can navigate through all interactive elements, such as links, buttons, and form fields, using the Tab key. We ensure that focus indicators are always visible, so users can easily identify the currently focused element. We also provide skip links to allow users to bypass repetitive navigation and jump directly to the main content.
• Color Contrast: We carefully select color combinations to ensure sufficient contrast between text and background colors. This helps users with low vision or color blindness to easily read and understand the content. We use tools to check the contrast ratio of our color schemes and ensure that they meet the WCAG 2.1 Level AA requirements.
• Image Alt Text: All images on our website have descriptive alternative text (alt text). Alt text provides a textual description of the image, which is displayed if the image cannot be loaded or is accessed by a screen reader. We strive to write meaningful and concise alt text that accurately conveys the content and purpose of each image. For decorative images, we use empty alt attributes (alt="") to prevent screen readers from announcing them.
• Form Accessibility: Our forms are designed to be accessible to users with disabilities. We use proper labels for all form fields, and we associate labels with their corresponding input elements using the label element and the for attribute. We provide clear instructions and error messages to help users complete the forms successfully. We also use ARIA attributes to enhance the accessibility of form elements and provide additional information to assistive technologies.
• Video and Audio Accessibility: We provide captions and transcripts for all video and audio content on our website. Captions are synchronized text versions of the audio content, which are displayed on the screen. Transcripts are text versions of the audio content, which can be read by screen readers. Providing captions and transcripts makes our video and audio content accessible to users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Responsive Design: Our website is designed to be responsive, meaning that it adapts to different screen sizes and devices. This ensures that the content is accessible and usable on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. We use CSS media queries to adjust the layout, typography, and images based on the screen size.
• Regular Audits: We conduct regular accessibility audits of our website to identify and address any accessibility issues. We use automated testing tools, such as WAVE and Axe, to identify common accessibility errors. We also conduct manual testing with assistive technologies, such as screen readers and keyboard navigation, to ensure that our website is fully accessible.
• Third-Party Content: While we strive to ensure that all content on our website is accessible, we may occasionally include content from third-party sources. We are not responsible for the accessibility of third-party content, but we encourage third-party providers to adhere to accessibility best practices.

Ongoing Efforts

We are committed to continuously improving the accessibility of our website. We will continue to monitor our website for accessibility issues and make necessary updates to ensure that it meets the WCAG 2.1 Level AA guidelines. We also welcome feedback from users with disabilities and will use this feedback to improve the accessibility of our website.

Reporting Accessibility Issues

If you encounter any accessibility issues on our website, please let us know. We appreciate your feedback and will do our best to address any issues as quickly as possible.

You can contact us by:

• Email: accessibility@starlightstudios.com
• Phone: (555) 987-6543
• Mail: Accessibility Department, Starlight Studios, 456 Oak Avenue, Suite 200, Anytown, USA

Please provide as much detail as possible about the accessibility issue you encountered, including the URL of the page where the issue occurred, the assistive technology you were using, and a description of the problem. We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible.

Policy Updates

This accessibility statement will be reviewed and updated regularly to reflect our ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of our website. We encourage you to check this page periodically for updates.

This policy was last updated on October 26, 2023.