Accessibility Statement

1. Commitment to Accessibility

We want everyone who visits CarolSirot.com to feel welcome and find the experience rewarding. We are actively committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities, and continuously improving the user experience for everyone by applying the relevant accessibility standards.

2. Design Measures Taken

In building this website, we have designed the layout and typography specifically with accessibility in mind. The design measures we have implemented include:

• Large Typography: All body text across the site is set to a minimum of 18px with a generous 1.8 line height to ensure optimal readability.
• High Contrast: Text colors and page elements are configured to maintain a strong contrast ratio against the warm cream background, avoiding clinical pure black or pure white.
• Simple Navigation: Consistent header menus and simple, screen-reader friendly structures are maintained across all subpages. No complex hamburger menus are used without clear text indicators.
• No Pop-ups: We avoid intrusive pop-up dialogs, automatic lightboxes, or auto-scrolling sliders, ensuring that users can browse at their own pace.
• Semantic Markup: Proper HTML5 semantic elements and descriptive ARIA tags are utilized to support screen readers and keyboard-only navigation.

3. Accessibility Standards

To help make this Website a positive place for everyone, we aim to align all pages with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA standards. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with sensory, cognitive, and mobility needs.

4. Known Limitations

While we strive to ensure the Website is fully accessible, we recognize that there may be minor limitations. Because the collection contains archival digital reproductions of paintings, collages, and drawings spanning six decades, certain images may rely on text descriptions (Alt text) that summarize the medium and compositions rather than capturing all complex visual nuances. We constantly refine these descriptions to be as helpful as possible.

5. Browser Text Resizing Shortcuts

If you need to enlarge the text size on this Website, you can easily use your web browser's built-in zoom controls. On most desktop operating systems, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts:

• Windows & Linux: Press Ctrl and + to zoom in, Ctrl and - to zoom out, or Ctrl and 0 to reset.
• macOS: Press Cmd and + to zoom in, Cmd and - to zoom out, or Cmd and 0 to reset.

6. How to Request Help

If you experience any difficulty accessing any part of this Website, or if you have suggestions on how we can improve its accessibility, we want to hear from you. Please reach out to us using the contact details below, and we will do our best to provide the information you need in an alternative, accessible format.

7. Contact Details

Name: Carol Sirot
Address: 7 Wingate Rd, Guilford, CT 06437, United States
Email: contact@CarolSirot.com
Website: CarolSirot.com