A jewelry store website is often the first place a customer visits before calling, requesting information, scheduling an appointment or walking into the store. Some visitors use screen readers, keyboard navigation, magnification tools or other assistive technologies to browse the web.
Website accessibility helps make sure those customers can reach important information and interact with the site as effectively as possible. It is also an important part of responsible website management. In the United States, accessibility laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act address equal access to goods and services for people with disabilities, and websites have become an important part of how many businesses serve the public.
Working toward better accessibility can help support customers who use assistive technologies while also reducing avoidable accessibility-related problems and legal risk.
What Can We Review and Improve?
Many accessibility issues are technical and may not be obvious when a website is viewed normally. A site can look perfectly fine while creating difficulties for someone using a screen reader, keyboard controls or another assistive tool.
Planetscape can review areas such as image ALT text, heading structure, form labels, keyboard navigation, links, applicable ARIA markup and other elements that may affect how assistive technologies interpret and navigate the website. We can also review existing pages for practical improvements and make applicable corrections within the capabilities of the website platform.
Working Together to Maintain Accessibility
New products, images, pages, forms and third-party tools can introduce new accessibility considerations. Browsers, devices and website technologies also continue to change.
Planetscape can assist with the technical side of reviewing and improving the website, while store owners can help by providing appropriate content, descriptions and materials and by notifying us when important website features or services change. The goal is straightforward: make the website easier to use for more customers and address accessibility concerns before they become larger problems.
Every Website Requires a Different Level of Work
Accessibility work can vary significantly depending on the age of the website, its template, number of pages, custom functionality, third-party integrations and current condition. For that reason, Planetscape reviews the website before providing a price.
Planetscape provides practical accessibility review and best-effort technical improvements within the capabilities of the website platform. Accessibility services are not legal advice and do not constitute a guarantee of compliance with any specific law or regulation. Our role is to help identify practical improvements, address applicable technical issues and support a more accessible experience for the customers your store serves.