Accessibility

The commitment

Housing information should be usable by everyone looking for a home. This site is built toward the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.1, at level AA, and it is treated as ongoing work rather than a box that was ticked once.

What is already true

• Every page is built from real headings in order, so a screen reader can move through it by structure instead of reading everything.
• All content is reachable by keyboard alone, and the focused element is visible rather than hidden.
• Images carry alternative text, and images that are purely decorative are marked so they are skipped rather than announced.
• Text color was chosen against its background for contrast. The gold on the dark background and the near white in the footer were both set for legibility rather than for looks alone.
• Forms have labels tied to their fields, and the label is present even where the design shows a placeholder instead.
• Multi-step forms announce progress and move focus to each new question, so a keyboard or screen reader user is not left at the bottom of the previous one.
• Nothing auto-plays, nothing flashes, and no message disappears on a timer.
• The site works at 200 percent zoom and on a phone without horizontal scrolling.

What is not finished

Some content on this site is served by other companies, including the Instagram feed and any embedded property search. Those are not built here and their accessibility is not fully within my control. If one of them blocks you, tell me and I will get you the same information another way, by email or on a call, as quickly as I can.

This site has not been through a formal third-party audit. Saying so is more useful than implying one happened.

Fair housing

Equal Housing Opportunity. Every property represented is available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.