Accessibility

 

Leroux Kitchen is committed to providing a website that is accessible to everyone. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to Universal Design principles and version 2.1 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

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. Leroux Kitchen 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.

WCAG is developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. WCAG 2.1 applies broadly to various current and future Web technologies, and is testable with a combination of automated testing and human evaluation.

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

The Leroux Kitchen website is not guaranteed to be compatible with:

  • Browsers older than 3 major versions
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Mobile operating systems older than 3 years

MEASURES TO SUPPORT ACCESSIBILITY

We are taking the following measures to ensure accessibility of the Leroux Kitchen website, both presently and as future enhancements.

  • Regular accessibility assessments using 3rd party accessibility tools like Arc.
  • Ensuring Keyboard operability
    • Objective: Attempt to operate the website using only a keyboard to navigate. Review and remediation steps are in progress to improve keyboard access throughout the site.
  • Ensuring Magnification Support
    • Objective: Check that the site can be magnified to 400% without losing information. 
    • Review and remediation steps are in progress to improve magnification ability of the site.
  • Ensuring Screen Reader Accessibility and Clarity
    • Objective: Screen readers provide an auditory version of digital content; ensure content can be accessed appropriately. 
    • Review and remediation steps are in progress to improve screen reader usage while accessing the website. 
    • Review code at a development level to ensure that elements are Semantically clear and organized in the DOM coherently to maintain site accessibility over time.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of the Leroux Kitchen website 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
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • SMIL

 

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

Assessment Approach

We assess the accessibility of the Leroux Kitchen website through ongoing research and external evaluations and implement accessibility improvements accordingly. We have employed experts proficient in accessible web design and development practices to conduct automated and manual testing methods. The last automated accessibility scan was performed using the ARC Analytics Platform on 07/8/24. Updates to the content management system, its plugins, and/or website content proceeding this date have the potential to affect the level of compliance reached. 

Feedback

We welcome your feedback. Please let us know if you encounter any barriers or have trouble accessing information.

Call Customer Service at (207) 553-7665 or email customerservice@lerouxkitchen.com

This statement was last updated on 7/11/24.