Accessibility Statement
Our commitment
Karen Craggs is committed to making karencraggs.com accessible to the widest possible audience, including people with visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor disabilities. Inclusion is at the heart of everything Karen does, and that extends to how we build and maintain this website.
We work toward conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Current status
We describe ourselves as partially conformant, meaning some content does not yet fully conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA. We are actively working to address known issues.
What we have done
- Semantic HTML structure with proper heading hierarchy throughout all pages
- ARIA labels on navigation, buttons, and interactive elements
- Sufficient colour contrast ratios across text and background combinations
- Keyboard navigation support including tab order and focus indicators
- Alt text on all meaningful images
- Responsive design that adapts to all screen sizes and zoom levels up to 200%
- No content that flashes more than three times per second
- Form fields with associated labels and clear error messaging
- External links clearly identified with descriptive text
Known limitations
- Some embedded video content from third-party platforms (YouTube, CP24, CBC) may not have complete closed captions under our direct control
- The press photo gallery lightbox is being refined for full screen reader compatibility
- Older PDF documents linked from this site may not be fully tagged for accessibility
Assistive technology compatibility
This website is designed to be compatible with:
- Screen readers including NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver
- Browser zoom up to 200% without loss of content or functionality
- Keyboard-only navigation
- High contrast mode
- Voice recognition software such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking
Technical specifications
This website relies on HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (for progressive enhancement only — core content is accessible without it), and WAI-ARIA attributes for accessibility conformance.
Feedback and contact
We welcome feedback on the accessibility of this website. If you experience any barriers or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us and we will do our best to respond within 5 business days.
Please use our contact page to get in touch
Formal complaints
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Canadian Human Rights Commission. If you are in Ontario, you may also contact the Accessibility Directorate of Ontario.