Starlight Studios

Accessibility Statement

At Starlight Studios, we are committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. We believe that everyone should have equal access to information and digital content, regardless of their abilities or impairments. This accessibility statement outlines our ongoing efforts to provide a website that is user-friendly and inclusive.

We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our website to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA. These guidelines define best practices for making web content more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities, including visual, auditory, cognitive, motor, and speech impairments.

Our commitment to accessibility extends to all areas of our website, and we strive to provide a consistent and seamless experience for all users. We understand that accessibility is an ongoing process, and we are dedicated to continually reviewing and improving our website to meet the evolving needs of our users.

This website is designed with the following accessibility principles in mind:

• Perceivable: Information and user interface components are presented in a way that users can perceive. This includes providing text alternatives for non-text content, captions for videos, and ensuring sufficient contrast between text and background colors.
• Operable: User interface components and navigation are operable. This means ensuring keyboard navigability, providing enough time for users to read and use content, and avoiding content that causes seizures.
• Understandable: Information and the operation of the user interface are understandable. This includes making text readable and understandable, providing predictable web page operations, and helping users avoid and correct mistakes.
• Robust: Content can be reliably interpreted by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies. This includes using valid HTML and CSS, and maximizing compatibility with current and future user agents.

Accessibility Features

To ensure that our website is accessible to the widest possible audience, we have implemented a variety of accessibility features, including:

• Alternative Text for Images: All images on our website include descriptive alternative text (alt text) that provides a textual description of the image for users who are unable to see it. For example, the image of the accessibility icon has the alt text "Accessibility icon representing universal access."
• Keyboard Navigation: Our website is fully navigable using a keyboard. Users can access all interactive elements and content using the tab key, arrow keys, and other standard keyboard commands.
• Semantic HTML: We use semantic HTML elements to structure our content in a meaningful way, making it easier for assistive technologies to understand and interpret the structure of our web pages.
• Sufficient Color Contrast: We ensure that there is sufficient contrast between text and background colors to make our content readable for users with low vision or color blindness. Our color palette is designed to meet WCAG color contrast requirements.
• Resizable Text: Users can easily resize the text on our website using their browser settings. Our design is responsive and adapts to different text sizes, ensuring that content remains readable and accessible.
• Clear and Consistent Navigation: Our website features a clear and consistent navigation structure, making it easy for users to find the information they need. We use a consistent menu structure and provide breadcrumb navigation to help users understand their location within the site.
• Forms with Labels: All form fields on our website include clear and descriptive labels, making it easier for users to understand the purpose of each field and complete the form accurately.
• Video Captions and Transcripts: All video content on our website includes captions and transcripts, making it accessible to users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• ARIA Attributes: We use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to provide additional information to assistive technologies about the role, state, and properties of user interface elements.
• Responsive Design: Our website is designed to be responsive, meaning that it adapts to different screen sizes and devices. This ensures that our content is accessible to users on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions for how we can improve the accessibility of our website, please contact us.

We are committed to responding to your feedback in a timely and helpful manner. We will use your feedback to identify areas for improvement and to inform our ongoing efforts to enhance the accessibility of our website.

Thank you for helping us make our website more accessible to everyone.

Ongoing Accessibility Efforts

Accessibility is an ongoing process, and we are committed to continuously improving the accessibility of our website. Our ongoing accessibility efforts include:

• Regular Audits: We conduct regular accessibility audits of our website using automated testing tools and manual reviews to identify and address any accessibility issues.
• Training: We provide accessibility training to our staff to ensure that they have the knowledge and skills to create accessible content and user interfaces. Jasper Sterling, our Lead Editor, leads these training sessions.
• User Testing: We conduct user testing with individuals with disabilities to gather feedback on the accessibility of our website and to identify areas for improvement.
• Accessibility Policy: We maintain an accessibility policy that outlines our commitment to accessibility and our approach to achieving and maintaining accessibility. This policy is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect best practices and evolving accessibility standards.
• Staying Up-to-Date: We stay up-to-date with the latest accessibility standards and guidelines, including WCAG, and we incorporate these standards into our website development and maintenance processes.

We believe that by investing in accessibility, we can create a website that is more inclusive and user-friendly for everyone.