Accessibility Statement

Last Updated: March 2, 2026

Elite Prosthetic Dentistry believes that everyone deserves equal access to information about their dental health. We are committed to providing a website experience that is accessible to all visitors, including individuals with visual, auditory, motor, cognitive, and neurological disabilities. Accessibility is not an afterthought for our practice. It is built into the foundation of this website.

Our Standard of Conformance

This website has been designed and developed with the goal of substantially conforming to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at the AA level. WCAG 2.2 is the current internationally recognized standard for web accessibility, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Level AA conformance addresses the most common barriers that users with disabilities encounter online.

Our site is built on a modern, semantically structured codebase using HTML5, CSS3, ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes, and JavaScript that has been engineered with accessibility as a core consideration from the ground up. We conduct ongoing testing with automated tools, manual keyboard and screen reader testing, and review against WCAG success criteria to identify and resolve issues. While we believe the vast majority of our site meets or exceeds WCAG 2.2 AA criteria, we recognize that accessibility is an ongoing effort and some areas, particularly third-party integrations and legacy content, may not yet fully conform.

Built-In Accessibility Tools

Every page on our website includes a floating accessibility panel, accessible by clicking the universal accessibility icon (the person symbol) in the lower right corner of any page. This panel gives you direct control over how our site looks and behaves, without requiring any browser extensions or third-party software. The following tools are available:

Text and Readability

Text Size Adjustment: Increase or decrease the base font size across the entire site in five steps, from the default up to 140% magnification. Your preferred setting is saved automatically and persists across pages and visits.
Increased Line Spacing: Adds additional vertical space between lines of text, making paragraphs easier to track for users with dyslexia, low vision, or cognitive processing differences.
Dyslexia-Friendly Font: Switches all body text to OpenDyslexic, a typeface specifically designed to improve readability for individuals with dyslexia. Character shapes are weighted at the bottom to help reduce letter rotation and swapping.
Readable Alignment: Left-aligns all text across the site, eliminating justified or centered text blocks that can create uneven word spacing and make reading more difficult.

Visual Adjustments

High Contrast Mode: Increases the contrast ratio between text and background colors across the entire site, making content easier to distinguish for users with low vision or color sensitivity.
Highlight Links: Adds visible underlines and distinct color treatment to all hyperlinks, making them immediately identifiable without relying on color alone. This is helpful for users with color vision deficiencies.
Low Saturation Mode: Reduces the color intensity across the site, which can reduce visual fatigue and improve readability for users who are sensitive to bright or saturated colors.

Navigation and Motor Accessibility

Large Cursor: Enlarges the mouse cursor to make it easier to locate on screen, particularly helpful for users with low vision or motor impairments that make tracking a standard cursor difficult.
Reduce Motion: Disables animations, transitions, and auto-playing visual effects across the site. This benefits users with vestibular disorders, motion sensitivity, or seizure conditions who may be adversely affected by on-screen movement.
Focus Indicator: Adds a prominent, high-visibility outline around the currently focused interactive element when navigating with a keyboard or assistive device. This makes it clear where you are on the page at all times.

Reading Assistance

Reading Guide: Activates a horizontal line that follows your cursor or finger, acting as a visual ruler across the page. This helps users maintain their place while reading long passages of text, particularly useful for individuals with attention difficulties, dyslexia, or tracking challenges.

All accessibility preferences are stored locally on your device using your browser’s local storage. They persist across sessions and pages so you do not need to reconfigure them each time you visit. A “Reset All Settings” button at the bottom of the accessibility panel restores all options to their defaults.

Structural Accessibility Features

Beyond the user-facing tools above, the underlying architecture of this website incorporates the following accessibility best practices:

Skip Navigation Link: A “Skip to main content” link appears at the top of every page when you press the Tab key, allowing keyboard users to bypass repetitive navigation and jump directly to the page content.
Semantic HTML Structure: All pages use proper heading hierarchy (H1 through H6), landmark regions (header, main, footer, navigation, complementary), and structured lists to ensure screen readers and other assistive technologies can parse and present content accurately.
ARIA Attributes: Interactive elements including the accessibility panel, cookie consent dialog, mobile navigation menu, and floating action buttons all use appropriate ARIA roles, labels, states, and properties (e.g., role=“dialog”, aria-expanded, aria-modal, aria-label) to communicate their purpose and state to assistive technologies.
Alt Text for Images: All meaningful images include descriptive alternative text. Decorative images are marked with aria-hidden=“true” so screen readers skip them.
Keyboard Navigability: All interactive elements on the site (links, buttons, form fields, toggles, dialogs) are fully operable via keyboard. Focus management is handled when opening and closing panels and dialogs.
Form Accessibility: All form inputs include associated labels, clear instructions, and accessible error handling.
Responsive Design: The site adapts to all screen sizes, from desktop to mobile, and works in both portrait and landscape orientation. Content reflows at up to 400% zoom without horizontal scrolling.
Color Independence: Information is never conveyed by color alone. Visual indicators such as icons, text labels, and patterns are used alongside color to ensure content is perceivable regardless of color vision.

Recommended Assistive Technologies and Browser Tools

While our site is designed to work with any modern assistive technology, the following tools are well-supported and widely available:

Screen Readers

NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access): A free, open-source screen reader for Windows. Download at nvaccess.org.
JAWS (Job Access With Speech): A widely used commercial screen reader for Windows, available at freedomscientific.com.
VoiceOver: Built into every Mac, iPhone, and iPad at no additional cost. Activate on Mac via System Preferences > Accessibility > VoiceOver, or on iPhone/iPad via Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver.
TalkBack: Built into Android devices. Activate via Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack.

Browser Extensions and Built-In Tools

Browser Zoom: All modern browsers support page zoom (Ctrl/Cmd + Plus to zoom in, Ctrl/Cmd + Minus to zoom out, Ctrl/Cmd + 0 to reset). Our site supports zoom up to 400% without loss of functionality.
Windows Magnifier: Built into Windows (Windows key + Plus). Provides screen magnification for users with low vision.
macOS Zoom: Built into macOS (System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom). Supports full-screen and picture-in-picture magnification.
High Contrast Mode: Windows users can enable system-wide high contrast via Settings > Accessibility > Contrast Themes. Our site respects these system preferences.
Reader Mode: Most browsers offer a Reader Mode (usually accessible from the address bar) that strips away navigation and presents article content in a simplified, distraction-free format.

Voice Control

Windows Voice Access: Built into Windows 11, allows full computer control by voice.
macOS Voice Control: Built into macOS (System Preferences > Accessibility > Voice Control). Enables hands-free navigation and text input.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking: A commercial speech recognition application for hands-free computer operation.

Switch Access and Alternative Input

Our site’s keyboard navigability means it is compatible with switch access devices, sip-and-puff systems, eye-tracking software, and other alternative input methods that emulate keyboard interaction.

Known Limitations

We strive for full WCAG 2.2 AA conformance across every page. However, we are transparent about areas where limitations may exist:

Third-Party Embeds: Content embedded from external services (such as Google Maps, YouTube videos, or JotForm patient forms) is governed by those providers’ accessibility practices and may not fully conform to WCAG 2.2 AA. Where possible, we provide text-based alternatives alongside embedded content.
PDF Documents: Some downloadable documents, such as patient guides, may not be fully tagged for screen reader navigation. If you need any document in an accessible format (HTML, plain text, large print, or audio), contact us and we will provide it within 5 business days.
Legacy Blog Content: Older blog posts migrated from our previous website may contain images with incomplete alternative text or inconsistent heading structure. We are systematically reviewing and updating this content.

We actively monitor and address accessibility issues as part of our ongoing site maintenance. If you discover a barrier we have not identified, we want to know about it.

Getting Help

If you encounter any difficulty using our website or need information in an alternative format, we are here to help:

Phone: Call us at (202) 244-2101 during office hours (Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Friday, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM).
Contact Form: Submit a request through our online contact form.
Email: concierge@eliteprostheticdentistry.com
In Person: Visit our office at 4400 Jenifer Street NW, Suite 220, Washington, DC 20015.
Alternative Formats: Request content in large print, Braille, audio recording, plain text, or simplified language. We fulfill format requests within 5 business days.

We aim to respond to all accessibility inquiries within 2 business days.

Feedback and Continuous Improvement

Accessibility is an ongoing commitment, not a one-time project. We review this statement and our conformance at least annually, after significant site updates, and in response to user feedback. Your input directly shapes our priorities.

If you have suggestions for improving accessibility on our site, or if you encounter a barrier that prevents you from accessing content or completing a task, please contact us using any of the methods listed above. We take every report seriously and work to resolve issues promptly.

Accessibility Statement