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Accessibility statement
This site is built to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA, which is the technical standard most commonly used to satisfy ADA obligations for web content. In practice that means:
- Semantic landmarks (header, nav, main, section, footer) and a strict, non-skipping heading order (h1 → h2 → h3 → h4, never jumping a level), so screen reader and switch-device users can jump straight to a section.
- A visible "skip to main content" link for keyboard users.
- Explicit
role="list"on every card grid, since removing default list bullets in CSS silently strips list semantics in Safari/VoiceOver — a common, easy-to-miss bug. - Text and background colors checked against the WCAG formula to meet a 4.5:1 contrast ratio for body text and 3:1 for large text, in both light and dark mode — verified with an actual contrast calculation, not eyeballed.
- Every interactive control (filter buttons, links, the logo) is reachable and operable by keyboard alone, with a visible focus outline.
- Status is never conveyed by color alone — every "Year-round / Seasonal / Closed / Verify before visiting" chip is also labeled in text.
- Layout uses relative units and reflows down to a single column, so the page stays usable at 200% browser zoom and on small screens.
- Motion is minimal, and any transition respects a visitor's
prefers-reduced-motionsetting. - Link text describes its destination on its own (for example "Check today's public session times on IceForum.com") rather than generic text like "click here."
- A dedicated 404 page, so a broken or mistyped link still lands somewhere navigable instead of a dead end.
If you run into an accessibility barrier anywhere on this site, please email us and we'll address it.