Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

Last updated: April 26, 2026

STATION8 Public Market is committed to making this website usable by everyone, including people who use assistive technologies. Accessibility is treated as a feature, not a compliance checkbox. This statement describes the standards we follow, what we do to meet them, what is still in progress, and how to reach us if you encounter a barrier.

1. Standards we conform to

We design and build this website to substantially conform to:

  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA — published by the W3C.
  • Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act (the 2017 refresh, which incorporates WCAG 2.0 AA by reference and is widely understood to align with WCAG 2.1 AA).
  • Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as it applies to places of public accommodation.

2. What we do

  • Semantic HTML and landmarks. Every page uses a clear heading hierarchy, landmark regions (header, nav, main, footer), and ARIA only where native semantics fall short.
  • Keyboard support. All interactive elements can be reached and operated using the keyboard, with a visible focus indicator on every control. A “skip to content” link is the first focusable element on every page.
  • Reduced motion. The site respects the operating system’s prefers-reduced-motion setting and additionally provides a manual motion toggle in the footer with three states: follow system, reduced, or full.
  • Image alternatives. Meaningful images have descriptive alt text; decorative images are explicitly hidden from assistive technologies.
  • Color and contrast. Body text and interactive elements meet or exceed WCAG AA contrast ratios. The brand palette has been audited against text-on-background combinations actually used in the layout.
  • Zoom and text scaling. The site supports browser zoom up to 200% (and beyond) without loss of content or function. We do not cap maximum zoom in the viewport.
  • Native dialog semantics. Modal dialogs use the platform’s native <dialog> element, which gives focus trapping, background inertness, and escape-to-close for free.
  • Automated testing. Every change is checked against axe-core (WCAG 2A & 2AA rules) in our continuous integration pipeline before it is allowed to merge.

3. Known limitations

We aim for full conformance, but we are honest about known gaps so you can plan around them. As of the date above:

  • The decorative full-bleed photographic dividers between sections are presented as visually rich content; they carry brief alt text but are primarily atmospheric. If they are confusing in your reader, please tell us.
  • Some entrance animations rely on motion. They are automatically disabled when reduced motion is requested, but if any escape that net, please report them.
  • The booking and contact flows currently route to email links. When we launch a hosted form, it will include explicit field labels, inline error messaging, and full keyboard and screen-reader support, and this statement will be updated.

4. Compatibility

This website is designed to work with the latest versions of the following assistive technologies and browsers:

  • VoiceOver on macOS / iOS (Safari, Chrome).
  • NVDA and JAWS on Windows (Edge, Chrome, Firefox).
  • TalkBack on Android (Chrome).

Older browsers, browsers without modern CSS support, or very old screen readers may have a degraded — but still usable — experience.

5. How to report a barrier

If you encounter anything on this site that is hard to use with an assistive technology, or any content you can’t access, please tell us. We treat these reports as bugs and prioritize them accordingly. Please include:

  • The page URL.
  • What you were trying to do.
  • The assistive technology and browser you were using.
  • What happened, and what you expected to happen.

Send reports to accessibility@[domain]. We aim to respond within five business days and to resolve confirmed barriers as quickly as the change permits.

6. Formal complaints

If you are not satisfied with our response and believe you have been discriminated against on the basis of disability, you may file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division at ada.gov. Nothing on this page limits any other right or remedy you may have under applicable law.

7. Date and review

This statement was last reviewed on April 26, 2026. We re-review it at least once per year and after any significant change to the site.

This statement reflects the configuration of the site as of the date above. If you are reading a printed or cached version, the live version at /accessibility on this site is authoritative.