signsandsymbols.art accessibility statement
signs and symbols is committed to making our gallery, website and program accessible to all people, regardless of technology or ability. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and ensuring that our website, www.signsandsymbols.art, complies with best practices and standards as defined by Level A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. If you encounter difficulty viewing or navigating the content on this website, or notice any content, feature or functionality that you believe is not fully accessible, please contact us at info@signsandsymbols.art.
Please note that signs and symbols, as a physical gallery at 249 East Houston Street, is located above a flight of 5 stoop steps. The steps have handrails, but the building is not equipped with an elevator or wheelchair lift. We can provide a ramp by advance request.
Updated: November 2021
general
signsandsymbols.art strives to ensure that our website is accessible to all visitors, with strong belief that it is our collective moral obligation to make art accessible for those of us with disabilities. We aim to follow and implement the standards as defined by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 Level A as our web accessibility standard, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
accessibility on signsandsymbols.art
signsandsymbols.art makes available the UserWay Website Accessibility Widget which is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. This software allows signsandsymbols.art to improve its overall compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1).
enabling the accessibility menu
The signsandsymbols.art accessibility menu can be enabled by clicking the UserWay Website Accessibility Widget icon (a black circle around the white stick figure of a person) that appears on the bottom righthand corner of the webpage. This widget is available on both computer and mobile devices. After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the widget to load in its entirety.
disclaimer
Our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website and services are ongoing. Despite our active efforts to make all pages and content on signsandsymbols.art fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution yet.
contact us
If you wish to report an accessibility issue, have any questions or require assistance with any part of our site, please contact signs and symbols at the following e-mail: info@signsandsymbols.art.