Accessibility
Most people reading this site are over seventy, or are reading it on a phone at eleven at night on behalf of someone who is. It is built accordingly.
Last reviewed August 2026
What we aim at
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.2, at level AA. That is the standard most commonly referenced in US practice, and it is the one we test against.
We are not going to claim the site is perfect, because no honest site can. What follows is what we actually check and what we know is imperfect.
What is checked, and how
These are measurements taken across every page, not intentions.
- Contrast
- Every piece of text is checked against the colour actually painted behind it, at every page, and must clear 4.5:1, or 3:1 where the text is large. Most of the body text clears 7:1, which is the stricter AAA threshold. The guidelines set 4.5:1 explicitly to approximate the vision of a reader around eighty, which is the reason we aim past it.
- Text size
- Body text is 19 to 21 pixels rather than the more common 16, and every size is set in relative units so that browser zoom and larger system text settings work properly instead of breaking the layout.
- Tap targets
- Every button, link and form control is at least 40 pixels tall on a phone, checked at widths from 320 pixels upward. Nothing important sits within a few pixels of a screen edge.
- Structure
- One page heading per page, headings in order without skipped levels, every image with alternative text, every form field with a visible label attached to it, and every link with text that means something out of context.
- Keyboard and screen readers
- The site can be used without a mouse. The menu, the accordions and the photo viewer all open and close from the keyboard, focus is visible, and the photo viewer closes on Escape. There is a skip link to the main content at the top of every page.
- Motion
- There is very little movement on this site by design, and what exists respects the reduced-motion setting in your operating system. Nothing flashes, auto-plays or auto-advances.
- Layout
- Checked at twenty widths from 320 to 2560 pixels, on every page, for anything that overflows the screen or forces sideways scrolling.
What is not perfect
A statement that lists only successes is not worth reading.
- The map
- The map on the contact page is embedded from Google and we do not control how accessible it is. The address is written out as text directly beside it, and directions are available as an ordinary link, so nothing depends on being able to use the map itself.
- Wide tables
- The cost comparison tables scroll sideways within their own frame on a narrow screen. They are marked up as proper tables with row and column headers so a screen reader can navigate them, but a small screen still means moving across to read the second column.
- Photographs
- The photographs are of the actual house and are the resolution we have. They are described in alternative text, but they are not high enough resolution to enlarge a long way without going soft.
- No overlay
- We have deliberately not installed one of the accessibility widgets that adds a floating button to a site. They do not fix underlying problems, and the Federal Trade Commission has taken action over what one such vendor claimed for its product. Building the pages properly is the only thing that actually works.
If something does not work
Tell us and we will fix it. This matters more to us than most things on this site, because the people it affects are the people we look after.
- Call
- (346) 331-1509, answered around the clock. You never have to use this website to reach us, and nothing here is available only online.
- Daraanllc@gmail.com. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and what happened. If you are using a screen reader or magnifier, saying which one helps us reproduce it.
- What happens next
- We will reply within two working days and tell you either that it is fixed or when it will be. If it is something we cannot fix, such as the embedded map, we will tell you that plainly and give you another way to get what you needed.
- Another format
- Anything on this site can be read to you over the phone, posted to you, or emailed as plain text. Ask.