WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

GENERAL

Access to any company’s website can be challenging for persons having certain disabilities. A person’s disability is often unique. What may work well for one person, may cause difficulties for another person. Dr. Hayduke has made efforts to accommodate as many of his clients and potential clients as is reasonable given his professional corporation’s size, resources, and knowledge of his clients, and potential client’s needs. To that end, Dr. Hayduke has engaged the services of professionals to assist and advise him in these matters.

ACCESSIBILITY ON THIS WEBSITE

Dr. Hayduke’s website provides several methods, features, and policies that can help with access to his website and/or to products or services provided or referred to on his website.

There are also various accessibility aids available by third parties and which are provided by most internet browsers. Please visit the “helpful links” section provided at the end of this document for browser specific accessibility information and screen reader information. A general discussion of web accessibility and accessibility aids can also be found on several free websites, including but not limited to Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) if you search Wikipedia.org for: “web accessibility” and “computer accessibility”.

If you are having difficulty with access to Dr. Hayduke’s website even after utilizing the access features within his website and/or any third party or browser accessibility features, Dr. Hayduke invites you to contact his office for further website accessibility assistance. Contact information is set forth below.

SOME SPECIFIC ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES WITHIN DR HAYDUKE’S WEBSITE

Dr. Hayduke’s website contains a third-party software plugin, also known as a “widget”, called EqualWeb. This widget (“EqualWeb”), is powered by this third party’s dedicated accessibility server. Use of EqualWeb’s widget can improve website access for some users, particularly related to certain types of disabilities. EqualWeb has stated that its application makes efforts to follow to some degree the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). On Dr. Hayduke’s website, the EqualWeb widget’s accessibility icon is usually located in the LOWER LEFT CORNER of most desktop pages (when viewed on a desktop) and in the RIGHT LOWER CORNER of most mobile phone pages (when viewed on a mobile phone).

ENABLING THE ACCESSIBILITY MENU

The accessibility menu can be enabled by clicking the accessibility menu icon that appears after clicking on the accessibility widget described above. After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load in its entirety.

DISCLAIMER

We anticipate that from time to time, within our resources, we will be making modifications to parts of our website, and possibly modifications to accessibility of our website. Reasonable efforts toward improving seamless, accessible, and unhindered use of websites by clients and potential clients is generally a worthwhile goal. Moving closer to this goal will often depend on the knowledge the professional corporation has regarding any particular difficulties those using the website might encounter, as well as available resources and improvements with technology.

Despite the efforts we may have made regarding accessibility, consistent with normal business practices for a professional corporation of our size and resources, some content, features, processes, or policies, may be improved, so we welcome your suggestions.

THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS

Our website may use third-party add-ons or “plug-ins” for certain functions, such as Google Maps, social media feeds, etc. These may not work or may not work the same for every user and/or every type of disability. Our website may also have third party advertisements which we have no control over. Since we do not have control over the structure of these advertisements and plugins and are unable to modify them at all or to the extent that would accommodate every user of our website, and are not responsible for those elements which we do not control. Our website uses, or may use, some java scripts that may “appear” to a user or screen reader to lack alt text, links, or form labels. However, we have no control over these scrips and in most cases, these do not lack alt text, links, and/or form labels.

VIDEO

Our website has some video and audio elements. Each video and/or audio will either have close captioning or text equivalent located next to the video or audio element.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU

If you are experiencing difficulties with any content on our website because of a disability, or if you require assistance with any part of our site because of your particular disability, please contact us and let us know. We will be happy to assist.

The following telephone number is only for assisting you if you require assistance with any part of our site because of your particular disability or because you are having difficulty in accessing or navigating any part of our website because of your particular disability. This number is not to be used for sales or product information, but is to be used for help using, understanding, and/or navigating our website and information set forth on the website. Other pages and/or links within our website may contain other telephone numbers to assist with sales, service, product information, accounts, or other aspects of our business. However, as noted above, if you have a disability that has caused or may likely cause you difficulty in accessing or navigating any part of our website because of your particular disability, you can call us toll-free at:

(833) 429 - 385_ (the last digit of our toll-free number is 5 minus 2)

This telephone number for assisting persons with disabilities, including but not limited to blind and visually impaired persons, is available 24 hours / 7 days a week.

You can also send an email, explaining in as much detail as possible, what type of difficulty you had, or may have had, or believe others may have. These types of emails should be sent to: info@drhayduke.com

In contacting us by telephone or email, your privacy will be strictly protected. This means that you will not be required to provide any personal information, including but not limited to your: Name, address, telephone number, the specific type of disability you may have, information about goods, products, or services you might be interested in, email address (unless you include it in an email you send to us or to our representatives).

HELPFUL LINKS

Useful information regarding accessibility features of popular internet browsers and third-party screen readers and other devices to assist with access to websites can be found at the links below:

Google Chrome and other Google products:
https://www.google.com/accessibility/products-features/

Firefox Browser:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tota11y-accessibility-toolkit/

Internet Explorer:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17456/windows-internet-explorer-ease-of-access-options

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/help/accessibility

YouTube:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/189278?hl=en

Instagram:
https://9to5mac.com/2018/11/28/accessibility-instagram-alternative-text/
https://help.instagram.com/1178723545597542

Twitter:
https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/picture-descriptions

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/accessibility

Also, for reference, are the following, which this website has not reviewed or tested. By including these references, this website is not rendering an opinion on any statement made by any of these third parties or contained within any part of these links.

THIRD PARTY SCREEN READERS:

JAWS
https://www.freedomscientific.com/products/software/jaws/

A general discussion of Screen Readers by the American Foundation of the Blind:
https://www.afb.org/blindness-and-low-vision/using-technology/assistive-technology-products/screen-readers