Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment to Inclusive Design

Our Commitment

Marbles Poulios is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Measures to Support Accessibility

Marbles Poulios takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices
  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff
  • Assign clear accessibility targets and responsibilities
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods

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.

Marbles Poulios website 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.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Marbles Poulios 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

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

Accessibility Features

Our website includes the following accessibility features:

  • Semantic HTML: Proper use of HTML5 elements for structure and meaning
  • Keyboard Navigation: Full keyboard access to all interactive elements
  • Color Contrast: WCAG AA compliant color contrast ratios (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text)
  • Focus Indicators: Visible focus states for keyboard navigation
  • Screen Reader Support: Proper ARIA labels and semantic markup
  • Reduced Motion: Respects user's motion preferences
  • Responsive Design: Works across all device sizes and orientations
  • Touch Targets: Minimum 44x44px touch targets for mobile accessibility
  • Image Alt Text: Descriptive alternative text for all images
  • Skip Links: Quick navigation to main content for keyboard users

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Marbles Poulios website, 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.

Known limitations:

  • PDF Documents: Some PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader users. Alternative formats are available upon request.
  • Third-party content: Some third-party integrations may have limited accessibility. We are working with vendors to improve this.

Assessment Approach

Marbles Poulios website assessed the accessibility of this website by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation using automated accessibility testing tools (Pa11y)
  • Manual testing with keyboard navigation and screen readers
  • Color contrast analysis using WCAG guidelines
  • Code review against WCAG 2.1 AA standards

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Marbles Poulios website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days.

Formal Complaints

You can file a formal complaint through our standard communication channels. We will acknowledge receipt of your complaint within 3 business days and provide a response within 15 business days.

Compatibility Statement

Marbles Poulios website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, TalkBack)
  • Screen magnification software
  • Speech recognition software
  • Keyboard-only navigation
  • Modern web browsers with accessibility support

Continuous Improvement

We are committed to ongoing improvement of our website's accessibility. This statement will be reviewed and updated as needed to reflect our current practices and any changes in accessibility standards.

Last updated: March 10, 2024

Next review scheduled: March 10, 2025