1. Our Commitment to Accessibility
Parakeet Communities is committed to making parakeetcommunities.com usable by everyone, including people who use assistive technology. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying relevant accessibility standards to ensure equal access to our website, community listings, and online resources.
2. Conformance Status
We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. These guidelines define requirements for designers and developers to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities, including screen reader users, keyboard-only navigators, and individuals with visual, auditory, or cognitive impairments.
3. Accessibility Features & Measures
To maintain WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across our website, we have implemented the following technical enhancements:
- Landmarks & Hierarchy: Proper semantic HTML structures, logical heading outlines, and ARIA landmark roles for navigation, carousels, and interactive maps.
- Form Accessibility: Explicit ARIA bindings and matching field labels across all contact forms, application controls, and dynamic monthly payment calculators.
- Non-Text Media: Text alternatives ($alt$ attributes) for community imagery, and decorative SVGs hidden from screen readers using
aria-hidden="true". - Link Purpose & Context: Context-rich ARIA labels on dynamic links and buttons to ensure clear target descriptions when opened in new tabs or read out of context.
- Interactive Controls: Custom focus states, keyboard navigation support with skip-to-content links, explicit button roles, and accessible triggers for carousels, expandable accordions, lightboxes, and modals.
4. Resident Portal, Applications & Careers
Rent payments, resident services, rental applications, and job applications run through third-party platforms. If any of these external systems are difficult to use, please call us at (656) 260-8800 or email accessibility@parakeetcommunities.com. We will gladly complete the process with you by phone or in person at the community office.
5. Feedback & Accessibility Support
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Parakeet Communities website. If you encounter accessibility barriers, experience difficulty using any part of this site, or notice any feature that is not fully accessible, please reach out to us:
Email: accessibility@parakeetcommunities.com (or privacy@parakeetcommunities.com)
Phone: (656) 260-8800
Contact Form: Visit our Contact Page
When contacting us, please specify the web page URL and a brief description of the issue you encountered. We respond to accessibility inquiries within two business days.
6. Fair Housing Commitment & Ongoing Improvement
Parakeet Communities is committed to the letter and spirit of the Fair Housing Act. Digital accessibility is an ongoing process, and we regularly audit our site components, update our templates, and test new features to ensure we maintain full alignment with evolving web accessibility standards.
