Accessibility
What we have done to make this site usable for everyone, and how to tell us when we have missed something.
Last updated · Pulse Signs & Design, 60 Williams Avenue, Dartmouth, NS
Our approach
This website was built to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA as a working target. Accessibility is a practical concern for us in more than one sense — we also fabricate accessible room identification and wayfinding signage, so the standards are part of the day job.
What is built in
- Semantic HTML with one main heading per page and a logical heading order
- A skip link to the main content as the first focusable element
- Visible focus indicators on every interactive element
- Full keyboard operation, including the navigation, accordions and the portfolio dialog
- Form labels tied to their controls, with errors announced to assistive technology
- Text and interface colours checked for contrast in both light and dark themes
- Alternative text on meaningful images, and decorative images hidden from screen readers
- Full support for the reduced-motion setting — if your device asks for less motion, animation is switched off rather than simply shortened
- Layouts that reflow without horizontal scrolling down to small screens and at high zoom
Known limitations
Placeholder imagery is currently used across the portfolio and service pages. When real photography is added, each image will get descriptive alternative text written for its content rather than a generic caption.
If a map embed is added to the contact page, it comes from a third party and we do not control its accessibility. The full address, a directions link and a phone number are always available as text alternatives.
Tell us if something does not work
If you hit a barrier on this site, we want to know — and we will fix it. Contact us at hardik@mmphalifax.com or call (902) 243-1434. Please tell us the page and what happened, and we will respond and offer the information you were after in another format.
Accessible signage
If you are planning signage that has to meet accessibility requirements — tactile characters, Braille, contrast, mounting height, wayfinding in a public building — that is work we do. Talk to us early, because it is far cheaper to design for than to retrofit.