Accessibility Statement

AccessEz is dedicated to improving accessibility for all users, including those with disabilities. We are continuously working to enhance our app and ensure it meets accessibility standards and guidelines, striving to offer an inclusive browsing experience for everyone.

Conformance Status

This app follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, which are categorized into three levels: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. While AccessEz strives to meet the highest standards, it is currently partially compliant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

Technical Information

AccessEz is fully compatible with Shopify environments. The app is built using the following technologies:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB

AccessEz Features

The app provides a range of accessibility features that allow for an optimized and inclusive user experience. Here is a list of features available:

  • Select Language: Choose from multiple language options to adjust the widget to your preferred language.
  • Highlight Links: This feature highlights links for better visibility and navigation.
  • Bigger Text: Increases text size for better readability.
  • Contrast: Adjusts contrast for users who need a higher visual distinction.
  • Text Spacing: Modify the spacing between text for better readability.
  • Pause Animations: Enables users to pause animations that could be distracting.
  • Hide Images: Hides images for users who prefer a text-only experience.
  • Line Spacing: Adjusts the line spacing for improved reading clarity.
  • Highlight Headings: Headings are highlighted for easier navigation.
  • Reading Mask: Adds a reading mask to help focus on specific content.
  • Reading Guide: A guide is added to help with reading text.
  • Brightness: Adjusts the brightness of the content to suit the user's preference.
  • Saturation: Controls the saturation of colors for better visibility.
  • Dyslexia Friendly: Adjusts font styles to aid those with dyslexia.
  • Mute Sounds: Mutes sound on the website for those with hearing sensitivity.
  • Text Alignment: Customize text alignment for easier reading.
  • Big Cursor: Enlarges the cursor for easier navigation.
  • Text to Speech: Allows the website content to be read aloud.
  • Voice Navigation: Enables voice navigation for a hands-free experience.

Notes & Feedback

We are committed to providing regular updates to improve the accessibility of AccessEz. We value feedback from all users and encourage you to let us know if you encounter any issues or have suggestions.

Please note that we cannot address accessibility concerns related to third-party websites, but we are happy to assist you in contacting these websites if necessary. For any issues encountered with linked sites, we recommend reaching out directly to those site owners.

We continually strive to make the web more accessible and inclusive for everyone, and we are dedicated to improving the features offered by AccessEz.

It starts with a drawing

See if this resonates with your curious minds…on my recent newsletter I posted a video about this whole subject of starting with a drawing. Why? Well, I think you’d agree that failure is a true possibility with any artistic endeavor, but to reduce your odds, you will fair better with a well-considered working drawing. And starting with a bit of noodling is just fine . Doodle on!

Richard Serra, famous sculptor with numerous monumental public artworks,  states that “it’s a place where I can get lost, and a place where I can throw out work, and a place where I don’t have to worry about what it is I’m up to.”  (Artforms, 12th edition, Drawing).  Here’s an example of a Serra drawing…see if you can make anything out of it.

  

It’s not that any of us are born with innate drawing skills (well maybe Picasso, for one) but, as with all skills, it takes work, repetitive work.  Look at Louise Despont’s drawing here. The drawing is the final and only medium she uses. It is complete, it is conceptual, and it is full of endlessly repetitive marks.

For me, it’s a means to an end. I do a thumbnail first, or maybe a whole page of thumbnails. Then it’s a matter of a larger sketch with the values roughed in. Where are the darks, the lights and the mid-values. And finally, the first working sketch, which is subject to lots of abuse, cutting apart, and lining over. I put the second or third rendition up on a wall and live with it for a couple of days, grabbing a dark pencil to modify one little section or a tangent of lines that don’t meet up well.

       

Watch this, you’ll understand better how this final image, Summer, came about. Again, and again, with every idea, I start with a drawing…and then another, etc etc.

One final thought. When it comes to art making of any form be it written, composed or drawn, it’s not a matter of talent as much as well developed skills that makes your creation remarkable. The question is, do you have the time? Failure is an option but don’t throw that one away…keep it for writing letters on. Cheers!

Here's the link for the final print 'Summer' 

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