Accessibility Statement

CanMar Contracting Limited

Effective Date: February 1st, 2025

Compliance Status

We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the broadest possible audience, regardless of ability.

To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.

Technologies

This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website's UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.

Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website's HTML, adapts its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.

Screen-reader and Keyboard Navigation

Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers can read, comprehend, and enjoy the website's functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively.

1. Screen-reader Optimization

We run a process that learns the website's components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide:

• Accurate form labels
• Descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.)
• Validation guidance for form inputs
• Element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others

Additionally, the background process scans all of the website's images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts embedded within the image using OCR (optical character recognition) technology.

To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. These adjustments are compatible with popular screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack.

2. Keyboard Navigation Optimization

The website is operable through the following keyboard controls:

• Tab and Shift+Tab to navigate between elements
• Arrow keys to operate dropdowns
• Esc to close dropdowns
• Enter to trigger buttons and links
• Arrow keys to navigate between radio and checkbox elements
• Spacebar or Enter to select options

Disability Profiles Supported

• Epilepsy Safe Profile: Eliminates the risk of seizures from flashing or blinking animations
• Vision Impaired Profile: Adjusts for various visual impairments
• Cognitive Disability Profile: Assists users with cognitive disabilities
• ADHD Friendly Profile: Reduces distractions and noise
• Blind Users Profile: Compatible with screen-readers
• Keyboard Navigation Profile: For motor-impaired persons

Additional UI and Design Adjustments

1. Font adjustments: Size, family, spacing, alignment, line height
2. Color adjustments: Various contrast profiles and color schemes
3. Animations control: Pause all animations
4. Content highlighting: Emphasis on essential elements
5. Audio muting: Instant website audio control
6. Cognitive aids: Dictionary and Wikipedia integration
7. Additional functions: Cursor customization, virtual keyboard, and more

Browser and Assistive Technology Compatibility

We support major browsers and assistive technologies including:

• Browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, Microsoft Edge
• Screen Readers: JAWS, NVDA (Windows and MAC)

Contact Information

If you have any questions or feedback about our website's accessibility, please contact us at:

CanMar Contracting Limited
35 City View Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M9W 5A5
(416) 674-8791
info@canmarcontracting.com