We target WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Keyboard-only nav works. Reduced motion is honoured. If something on the site doesn't work for you, email us. We'll fix it or send the content in another format.
Our commitment
Highstone Media, LLC is committed to making highstonemedia.com and the documents we publish on it accessible to as many people as possible, including users who rely on assistive technology, keyboard navigation, screen magnification, or reduced-motion preferences.
We design and test the Site against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA published by the W3C, which is the standard referenced by the US Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, the European Accessibility Act, and the UK Equality Act 2010.
What we do today
- Semantic HTML. Headings are nested correctly (one H1 per page, descending order), landmarks are used for navigation, main, and footer regions, and lists use list markup.
- Keyboard navigation. Every interactive element (links, buttons, form fields, accordion controls, the navigation drawer on mobile) is reachable and operable via keyboard alone. Focus order follows visual order; visible focus styles are not suppressed.
- Screen-reader support. Buttons and links carry meaningful accessible names; icons used as controls have
aria-label; the FAQ accordion exposesaria-expanded; the live-region text on the contact form announces submission state. - Reduced motion. The Site respects
prefers-reduced-motion. When set, fade-up reveals, the homepage ticker animation, the marquee scroll, the count-up effect, and the magnetic CTA hover are all suppressed and replaced with their static end state. - Contrast. Body text on the paper background and on the dark sections meets WCAG AA contrast ratios; we test using axe DevTools and manual contrast spot-checks on each release.
- Images. Decorative images use empty
alt; meaningful images describe their content; figures attach captions and credits. - Forms. Every input has a
<label>; required fields are programmatically marked; error states are announced. - Language. The document language is declared on
<html lang="en">. - Print. Our legal pages have a print stylesheet that suppresses the header, footer, and table of contents and renders content for offline reading.
Known limitations
We aim for full WCAG 2.2 AA conformance but acknowledge the following known limitations as of the effective date above:
- Editorial photographs. Photographs presented as full-bleed editorial strips include a duotone overlay; this is decorative and the underlying images carry descriptive
alttext for users who load images. - Third-party content. Where we link out to platform policies or vendor docs, the accessibility of that destination is outside our control.
None of these limitations should prevent a user with disabilities from completing the core flows of the Site (reading content, reaching us via the contact form, downloading a legal document). If one does, please tell us — see “Report a barrier” below.
Testing and review
We test the Site at release with at least one of axe DevTools and WAVE on every page, manual keyboard-only navigation, and screen-reader smoke-testing with VoiceOver (macOS/iOS) and NVDA (Windows). We aim to do a full WCAG 2.2 AA audit at least annually, and within 30 days of any major design change.
Report a barrier
If you encounter content on this Site that is not accessible to you, please tell us. We will reply within 2 business days and either remediate the issue, provide the information in an alternative format, or explain the timeline for the fix.
- hello@highstonemedia.com (subject line: “Accessibility”)
- Phone
- +1 (360) 994-1062
- Highstone Media, LLC · Attn: Accessibility
317 W Whitney St
Sheridan, WY 82801, USA
Please include the URL of the page, a brief description of the barrier, and the assistive technology and browser you were using if you can. We will not request that you create an account to file a report.
Alternative formats
If you need a copy of a legal document, proposal, or report from Highstone in an alternative format — large print, plain text, an HTML document optimised for a specific screen reader, or audio — we will provide it at no cost on request. Email hello@highstonemedia.com with the item and the format you need.
Standards we reference
- W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 — Level AA conformance target.
- US Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title III.
- US Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794d.
- EU Web Accessibility Directive 2016/2102.
- European Accessibility Act, Directive (EU) 2019/882.
- UK Equality Act 2010.