Accessibility Statement
Compliance Status
We firmly believe that the internet should be accessible and accessible to everyone, and we are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstances or abilities.
To achieve this, we strive to adhere as closely as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 (WCAG 2.2) Level AA. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Adhering to these guidelines helps us ensure that this website is accessible to everyone: blind people, people with mobility impairments, visual impairments, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes a variety of technologies to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows people with specific disabilities to customize the website’s user interface and design it according to their individual needs.
Additionally, the website uses an AI-powered application that runs in the background and continuously optimizes its accessibility. This application repairs the website’s HTML code, adapting its functionality and behavior to screen readers used by blind users and to keyboard functions used by people with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a bug or have suggestions for improvement, we’d love to hear from you. You can contact us by email at: biuro@intermineralsgroup.pl
Screen reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements the ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attribute technique, along with various behavioral modifications, to ensure that blind users visiting with screen readers can read, understand, and use website features. As soon as a user with a screen reader accesses our website, they are immediately prompted to enter their screen reader profile so they can browse and interact with the site effectively. Here’s how our website addresses some of the most important screen reader requirements, along with console screenshots and code examples:
Screen Reader Optimization:
A background process runs that learns the site’s components from top to bottom to ensure continued compatibility even as the site is updated. This process provides screen readers with meaningful data using a set of ARIA attributes. For example, accurate form labels; descriptions of usable icons (social media icons, search icons, shopping cart icons, etc.); form input validation guidelines; and element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogs (pop-ups), and more. Additionally, a background process scans all images on the website and provides accurate and meaningful descriptions based on image object recognition as ALT tags (alternative text) for images that don’t have descriptions. It also extracts text embedded in images using OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To enable screen reader adjustments at any time, users simply press Alt+1. Screen reader users also receive automatic notifications when screen reader mode is enabled as soon as they enter a website.
These changes are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard Navigation Optimization:
The background process also customizes the site’s HTML and adds various behaviors using JavaScript to make the site keyboard-friendly. This includes the ability to navigate the site using Tab and Shift+Tab, navigate drop-down menus with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links with Enter, navigate radio buttons and checkboxes with the arrow keys, and fill them with Spacebar or Enter. Keyboard users will also find navigation and content skip menus faster, accessible at any time by pressing Alt+1 or as the first element of the site when navigating with a keyboard. The background process also handles triggered pop-ups, shifting keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear and preventing focus from moving away from them.
Users can also use shortcuts like “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to navigate to specific items.
Disability profiles supported on our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: This profile allows people with epilepsy to safely use the website by eliminating the risk of seizures caused by flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Low Vision Mode: This mode adapts the website to the comfort of users with visual impairments such as low vision, tunnel vision, cataracts, glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Impairment Mode: This mode provides various assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as dyslexia, autism, CVD, and others more easily focus on important elements of the website.
ADHD Friendly Mode: This mode helps users with ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders more easily read, navigate, and focus on key elements of the website, significantly reducing distraction.
Blindness Mode: This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen reader is software for blind users that is installed on computers and smartphones, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (for people with motor impairments): This profile allows people with motor impairments to navigate a website using the Tab, Shift+Tab, and Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts like “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to navigate to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability changes
Font Customization – Users can increase or decrease font size, change font family (type), adjust spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color Customization – Users can choose different color contrast profiles, such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap the color schemes of titles, text, and backgrounds using over seven different coloring options.
Animations – People with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Interface-controlled animations include videos, GIFs, and flashing CSS transitions.
Content Highlighting – Users can choose to highlight important elements like links and titles. They can also choose to highlight only focused or hovered elements.
Audio Mute – Users with hearing aids may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playback. This option allows users to instantly mute the entire website.
Cognitive Disorders – We use a search engine connected to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, enabling people with cognitive disabilities to decipher the meaning of phrases, initials, slang, and more.
Additional Features – We provide users with the ability to change the cursor color and size, use print mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and much more.
Browser and Assistive Technology Compatibility
Our goal is to support the widest range of browsers and assistive technologies possible, so our users can choose the tools that work best for them, with as few limitations as possible. That’s why we’ve worked hard to support all major systems, which account for over 95% of user market share, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, Microsoft Edge, JAWS, and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments and opinions
Despite our best efforts to enable everyone to customize the site to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or lack the appropriate technological solution to make them accessible. However, we continue to continually improve our accessibility by adding, updating, and improving features and functions, and by developing and adopting new technologies. All of this is done with the goal of achieving optimal accessibility in line with technological advancements. For assistance, please contact us by sending a message to: biuro@intermineralsgroup.pl