Accessibility Statement

The standard

This site aims to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA. That is the level referenced by the ADA and by Section 508, and it is the right target for a site whose whole purpose is that people can read it.

What has been done

• Text colour is checked against its background for at least 4.5:1 contrast, and interface elements such as form field borders for at least 3:1. The muted grey used across the site was specifically darkened to clear that bar.
• Interactive controls are at least 24 by 24 pixels, so a slider or a link is not a pixel-hunt.
• Every page uses a real heading structure, one H1 and properly nested H2s, so a screen reader can navigate by headings. The article archive was rewritten to fix this.
• Images carry alt text, and decorative images are hidden from assistive technology rather than described pointlessly.
• The site works from the keyboard, and focus is visible when you tab.
• Nothing autoplays with sound, and video loads only when you ask for it.
• If your system asks for reduced motion, the site honours it: the moving ticker on the home page stops, smooth scrolling is turned off, and transitions are cut.
• The site is light-only by design, with a single high-contrast palette, rather than a dark mode that has been half-tested.

Known limitations

The archive carries several years of articles brought over from the previous site. The alt text on some older images is thinner than I would write today, and I am working through them.

Embedded YouTube players are YouTube's, and their accessibility is largely outside my control.

If something does not work

Email support@ryansmithdds.com and tell me what page, what you were trying to do, and what got in the way. What assistive technology and browser you use helps a lot. I will reply, and I would rather fix it than defend it.

If you cannot get at something you need, tell me and I will get it to you another way while the page is being fixed.