Nicole Truszkowski is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience to everyone, including those with disabilities.
It is Nicole Truszkowski’s policy to ensure that persons with disabilities have full and equal opportunity to access and benefit from the goods, services, privileges, advantages, and accommodations offered by Nicole Truszkowski through EstatesofCarmel.com.
To ensure meaningful access and provide effective communication to persons with disabilities, Nicole Truszkowski has invested in accessibility updates to its website. The updates include several key provisions per WCAG:
Notice
Nicole Truszkowski provides this policy statement and notice, prominently and directly linked from the EstatesofCarmel.com homepage, soliciting feedback from visitors of EstatesofCarmel.com on how accessibility can be improved.
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of EstatesofCarmel.com. Please let us know if you encounter any barriers to access:
- Email: Nicole@EstatesofCarmel.com
- Phone: 831-238-7449
Standards
Nicole Truszkowski has adopted and shall make every reasonable effort for EstatesofCarmel.com to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) 2.1 Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (“W3C”), Web Accessibility Initiative (“WAI”), available at www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/.
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are technical standards to improve digital accessibility.
Accessibility
Nicole Truszkowski has taken numerous steps to enhance the accessibility of EstatesofCarmel.com. Examples of EstatesofCarmel.com’s accessibility include:
- Skip links
- Consistent navigation
- Alt text for images (when applicable)
- Appropriate color / contrast for text and images
- Proper heading structure
- Focus indicators
- Keyboard accessibility
- Screen reader testing
Third-Party Integration Limitations
There are certain third-party integrations that are essential to Nicole Truszkowski’s operation of this website that Nicole Truszkowski has no ability to edit. These integrations include the IDX solutions service that allows for Multiple Listing Service (MLS) properties to display, the NextGen / Imagely.com services that allow image galleries of properties to be served and the graph / charting service used on the Market Trends page.
Through its webmaster agent, Nicole Truszkowski has contacted integration service providers and pursued and requested accessibility or the ability to edit from each but has not been able to reach a full accessibility resolution for these services.
As Nicole Truszkowski does not have the resources or capacity to recreate the services offered and the services are essential to the operation of EstatesofCarmel.com, Nicole Truszkowski believes that subsections (iii) under Sec. 12182(b)(2)(A) of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provide for relief:
(iii) unless the entity can demonstrate that taking such steps would fundamentally alter the nature of the good, service, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation being offered or would result in an undue burden
Nicole Truszkowski will pursue improvements in accessibility of third-party integrations as they become available and/or known to Nicole Truszkowski.
Programming
To create an optimal experience across a variety of browser, device, and assistive technology combinations, EstatesofCarmel.com relies upon the following languages and specifications:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
Note that different technology combinations may interpret code in unique ways and render experiences that are specific to those combinations.
Compatibility
EstatesofCarmel.com is designed to be compatible with assistive technologies and the last two versions of major browsers including Chrome, FireFox, and Safari.
Assistive technologies include NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, and TalkBack screen readers.
EstatesofCarmel.com may not display optimally in Internet Explorer 10 or older browsers.
Compliance
Through Nicole Truszkowski’s proactive efforts and genuine commitment to accessibility and following best practices set forth by relevant laws and governing bodies, Nicole Truszkowski believes it not only meets but exceeds the digital accessibility requirements imposed by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as other applicable anti-discrimination laws.
Resources
NVDA screen reader (free)
Accessible.org
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
The Americans with Disabilities Act
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Attribution
The framework for this accessibility statement was created by Kris Rivenburgh (all rights reserved, © 2021, Kris Rivenburgh) and customized by Nicole Truszkowski.
