Accessibility Statement
Hello from the kettle!
Thanks for stopping by! We're thrilled you're here. At YOUR-CUP-OF-TEA.COM, every visitor matters. Whether you're browsing for your next favorite steep, sharing thoughts about rooibos with mint, or just curious about herbal blends, this space welcomes everyone.
Making this site comfortable for all tea lovers, whether scrolling by voice, tapping by stylus, zooming in for better visibility, or navigating by keyboard isn't just a checkbox for us. It’s like brewing the perfect pot: careful attention, right ingredients, and plenty of love.
What accessibility means to us
Accessibility, to us, is like a favorite mug. Reliable, familiar, safe. It doesn’t matter how you hold it, what’s inside, or how hot the contents are, if it feels right in your hands, then it’s doing its job. We want our website to feel just like that.
We build our pages with all kinds of folks in mind: screen readers, high-contrast needs, alternative navigation tools, slower connections, older browsers. We believe everyone deserves to sip safely and happily.
How we make things easier
Our code isn’t flashy. We keep things cozy, like a chamomile blanket. Simpler design, fewer fancy animations, clean buttons, and well-labeled images help reduce confusion. We’ve also added keyboard navigation support, logical heading structures, and descriptive link texts.
When someone lands on our page, we want them to feel like they’ve just stepped into a comfy teahouse with warm lighting and zero tripping hazards. That means color choices with solid contrast, text that resizes cleanly, and buttons that make sense even if you’re not looking at the screen.
Tools we used
We don’t guess when it comes to accessibility. Testing happens early, often, and on many devices. We use screen readers, magnifiers, color simulators, and validation tools. Here’s what helps us check things:
- VoiceOver for Apple users
- NVDA for Windows fans
- AXE browser extensions
- Lighthouse for audits
- WAVE from WebAIM
- Real feedback from real users
These help show how different folks experience our site. We tweak as we learn.
What we’re doing better
We’ve brewed a strong start, but there’s always room for improvement. Our team meets regularly with accessibility in mind. If something could work smoother, load faster, or read more clearly, we note it, test it, then fix it.
Font choices shift based on needs. Color palettes go through multiple checks. Icons get tested for contrast. Navigation is simplified with every update. We've added more alt text recently, removed some animation-heavy elements, and created clearer visual focus indicators.
Future plans? More language options. Text-to-audio tea guides. Flexible font settings. Easier contrast toggles. We’re working on all of that, and more.
What might still need steeping
Perfect sites don’t exist. We’ve got a few areas where we’re still learning. Some older recipe images still need better alt tags. A few videos might not yet have full captions or descriptions. Certain dropdowns aren’t quite right for keyboard-only navigation.
But we’re aware of these things. They’re not sitting on the back burner. Our updates go out regularly. Your feedback speeds that up even more.
How you can help
Noticed something tricky? Trouble reading a page? Keyboard skips a button? Tell us! Your feedback means everything. Even if it’s small, like a header out of order or a link that doesn’t say where it goes, we want to know.
Write to us at: contact@your-cup-of-tea.com
Include details if you can: page title, what happened, what tool or device you used. Screenshots help, but aren’t required.
Assistive tech pals
Whether you’re using a screen reader, eye-tracking software, speech input, or just high-zoom settings, we’re thinking of you. Here's how this website is designed with you in mind:
- Images: All visuals come with thoughtful descriptions or are marked decorative if not helpful.
- Headings: Structured like a tidy tea drawer—each section labeled just right.
- Forms: Labeled clearly, with helpful error messages.
- Colors: Chosen carefully, tested against common vision needs.
- Videos: Slowly being captioned—check back for progress.
If something doesn’t behave as expected with your device, we want to fix it.
Plain words, always
No fancy lingo here. We love plain language, short sentences, and clear directions. Recipes come with steps that feel like chatting with a friend, not decoding a puzzle.
Even our policies (like this one) aim for ease. Everyone should understand what’s happening on each page. No need to Google five words before you can click “next.”
Mobile matters
Phones and tablets matter just as much as desktops. Our tea site adapts like a cozy blanket. Font sizes grow gently, buttons spread out for fingers, and layouts shift based on screen shape.
We’ve worked hard to make this site smooth for tap, swipe, and pinch-to-zoom visitors. Whether you’re sipping chai in bed or browsing while brewing oolong in the kitchen, we want your experience to feel natural.
Keyboard kindness
No mouse? No stress. Our buttons, menus, and forms all respond to keyboard-only controls. Arrow keys, tabbing, spacebars, we test them all.
This helps folks with mobility challenges, screen reader users, and anyone who just prefers a different style. We think good websites should be ready for any approach.
Ongoing learning
Accessibility isn’t a one-time job. Like refining a tea recipe, it takes revisits, fresh ingredients, and an open mind. We stay updated through:
- Online workshops
- Feedback from site users
- Advice from accessibility advocates
- Self-testing on new devices
No outside pressure forces us to care, we truly do. If there’s a better way to welcome someone, we want to find it.
Policies and partnerships
We follow WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines as closely as possible. Sometimes, our site might fall a bit short. But each time we notice, we improve.
We also value working with others. Independent consultants help us review content. Volunteers test pages on different screen readers. Some developers in our extended team use assistive tech themselves. They teach us things we wouldn’t learn from books.
Why this matters
Tea invites conversation. It brings people together, no matter how different. That’s the spirit behind YOUR-CUP-OF-TEA.COM. Everyone should feel welcome to join the table. Whether you’re fully sighted, low-vision, deaf, hard of hearing, using one hand, or navigating through a joystick, this place is for you.
Exclusion doesn’t match our values. Kindness does. Tea teaches patience, listening, and respect. So do we.
Say hello any time
Your thoughts are always welcome. Questions? Ideas? Accessibility issues? Just want to say hi? Drop us a note:
📧 contact@your-cup-of-tea.com
Responses come within a few days, sometimes even faster if we're near the kettle.
Your voice helps shape this space.
Thanks for reading this far. We wrote it ourselves, no robots. We care about every visitor, every steep, every single blend.
We’ll keep improving, tasting, testing, adjusting. That’s how good tea gets better. Same goes for good websites.
Take care, sip happy, and come back often.