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Accessibility Statement for HearSkins website

This is an accessibility statement from HearSkins.com.

 

Measures to support accessibility

HearSkins.com takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of HearSkins website:

  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.

 

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. HearSkins 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.

 

Additional accessibility considerations

Although our goal is WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance, we have also applied some Level AAA Success Criteria: Images of text are only used for decorative purposes. Re-authentication after a session expires does not cause loss of data. Some videos have sign language interpretation.

 

Feedback

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

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

 

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

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

  • Browser Chrome, Firefox, MS Edge with assistive technologies on windows 10 & 11

  • Browser Safari with assistive technologies on MAC OS X to current

HearSkins website is not compatible with:

  • browsers older than 2 major versions

  • Mobile operating systems older than 5 years

 

Technical specifications

Accessibility of HearSkins 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

  • CSS

  • JavaScript

  • PDF

  • SVG

  • AI

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

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Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of HearSkins 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 for HearSkins website:

  1. Comments from users: Uploaded images may not have text alternatives because We cannot ensure the quality of contributions. We monitor user comments and typically repair issues within 4 business days. Please use the ‘contact us’ button if you encounter an issue.

 

Assessment approach

HearSkins.com assessed the accessibility of HearSkins website by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation

  • formal quality assurance process throughout the design and development process

 

Date

This statement was last updated on 1 September 2023

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