We want everyone to be able to use this website — including people who browse with a keyboard, a screen reader, magnification, or their own colour and motion settings.
How the site is built
Rather than adding an accessibility toolbar, we have tried to build the site so it works with the tools you already have. Your browser and your device almost certainly do text size, contrast and zoom better than anything we could bolt on, and an overlay that fights those settings usually makes things worse.
Concretely, that means:
- Keyboard navigation. Every link, button, menu and form control can be reached with the Tab key, and whatever you are on is clearly outlined. A Skip to content link is the first thing you reach on every page, so you do not have to tab through the menu each time.
- Screen readers. Pages use real headings, lists and landmarks, so you can jump between sections instead of reading straight through. Images carry descriptions, and things like the expandable panels on our staff pages announce whether they are open or closed.
- Text size and zoom. Text is sized in a way that respects the size you have set in your browser, and the layout reflows rather than breaking when you zoom in.
- Colour and contrast. Body text and links are chosen to meet the WCAG AA contrast standard against their backgrounds, and colour is never the only way something is indicated.
- Reduced motion. If your device is set to reduce motion, the things that would otherwise move — the rotating banner on the front page, hover effects, panels sliding open — stop moving. The rotating banner can also be paused by anyone, and it stops on its own while you are reading or tabbing through it.
Where we know we fall short
We would rather tell you than let you find out. Some older pages carried over from our previous website still have images without descriptions, and a few documents we link to — particularly older PDFs — are not fully accessible. We are working through these.
We also embed a few things made by other people, such as our campus map and online giving. We have limited control over how accessible those are, so if one of them is getting in your way, please tell us and we will find another route for you.
If something does not work
Please tell us. You will not be troubling anyone, and we would far rather hear about it than have you give up on the page. Whatever you needed, we can also give you over the phone or in person.
Call the church office on (407) 876-4991, or email info at st dot lukes dot org. If you can tell us which page you were on and what happened, that helps us fix it for the next person too.
Getting around the building
Accessibility is not only a website matter. If you have questions about parking, step-free routes, seating, hearing assistance or anything else about visiting us in person, the office is glad to help — and our campus map may help you plan your route.