Drum Circle Directory ("we", "us") is committed to making our Service usable by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities. We treat accessibility as an ongoing process, not a one-time project.
Our Standard
We work toward substantial conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, published by the W3C. WCAG defines requirements for making web content more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities.
What We Do
- Semantic HTML, labeled form fields, and ARIA landmarks for screen readers.
- A "Skip to main content" link for keyboard users.
- Keyboard-navigable menus, search, dialogs, and forms with visible focus rings.
- Color contrast designed for readability in light and dark surfaces, with a High-Contrast toggle in our Accessibility widget.
- Text-size controls (112.5% and 125%) and respect for the browser's reduced- motion preference, plus a manual Reduce-Motion toggle.
- Alt text on meaningful images submitted to listings and banners; decorative icons are hidden from assistive technologies.
- Responsive layouts that scale to 200% text zoom without loss of content or functionality.
- Captions and transcripts are encouraged on user-submitted videos; embedded third-party players (YouTube, Vimeo) expose their own captioning controls.
Known Limitations
Despite our efforts, some areas may not yet meet WCAG 2.1 AA in full:
- Some user-submitted images may lack alt text or captions until we or the listing owner add them.
- Third-party embeds (maps, videos, social posts) follow the accessibility practices of their providers and may vary.
- Some legacy blog content may use formatting we are progressively remediating.
We review reports of accessibility issues and remediate as quickly as reasonably possible.
Assistive Technology Compatibility
The Service is designed to work with the latest stable versions of major browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari) and common assistive technologies (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, TalkBack, Voice Control, switch access, Dragon NaturallySpeaking). If you experience issues with a specific combination, please let us know so we can investigate.
Feedback & Requests
If you encounter an accessibility barrier or need information in an alternative format, please email accessibility@drumcircledirectory.com. Please include:
- The page URL where you experienced the issue.
- A description of the problem and the assistive technology, browser, and operating system you were using.
- Any suggested fix.
We aim to acknowledge accessibility feedback within 5 business days.
Formal Complaints
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to file a complaint with the relevant authority in your jurisdiction (for example, in the United States, with the U.S. Department of Justice; in the European Union, with your national accessibility-monitoring body under the Web Accessibility Directive; in the United Kingdom, with the Equality and Human Rights Commission).