Accessibility Statement

At Ocxly Publishing House (bookstair.com), we believe that knowledge and transformative ideas should be accessible to everyone, regardless of ability. We are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities, and we continually work to improve the user experience for all readers by applying relevant accessibility standards.

This statement outlines our current accessibility measures, technical specifications, and resources to support visitors using assistive technologies to navigate our site.

Section 1

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

bookstair.com is designed and maintained to target conformance with the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. We actively monitor the site's layout and architecture to ensure that the core principles of accessibility — perceivability, operability, understandability, and robustness — are maintained in our online presence.

Section 2

Optimized Accessibility Features

To provide an inclusive, barriers-free user experience, we have optimized several key features across the bookstair.com code base:

2.1 Text Alternatives (Alt Tags)

All non-decorative images, book cover graphics, and logos on bookstair.com include detailed alternative text (alt attributes) describing their contents. This allows visitors using screen readers to understand the visual assets presented. Decorative elements that do not convey informational content are assigned null alt attributes (alt="") or marked with ARIA hidden roles to prevent screen reader clutter.

2.2 Keyboard Navigation

Our pages are built to support keyboard-only usage. Users can navigate the entire site — including the header navigation, interactive book catalog, cookie consent banners, and contact forms — using standard tab keys and arrows. Focused elements are styled with highly visible outlines to aid users who navigate without a pointing device.

2.3 Color Contrast

To facilitate readability for users with low vision or color vision deficiencies, we maintain strict contrast standards. Our premium color palette (comprising gold `#C9A227` and teal `#00C9B1` accents on a dark obsidian background `#080808`) has been selected to meet or exceed the WCAG 2.1 Level AA minimum contrast ratio guidelines (at least 4.5:1 for standard body text and 3:1 for large display headers).

2.4 Semantic HTML Structure

We use clean, semantic HTML markup (such as <header>, <nav>, <main>, <section>, and <footer>) to structure our pages logically. Headings follow a strict nested order (H1 to H6) to convey page relationships and allow screen reader users to jump efficiently between sections.

2.5 Assistive Technology Compatibility

Our code is tested against common screen readers (such as JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver) to verify compatibility. Interactive components (including dynamic forms and the modal-style cookie banner) are annotated with appropriate ARIA roles, labels, and states to declare their function to assistive devices.

Section 3

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of bookstair.com relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML5 (HyperText Markup Language)
• CSS3 (Cascading Style Sheets)
• Native JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Section 4

Feedback and Contact Details

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of bookstair.com. If you encounter accessibility barriers, find any feature difficult to use, or require information in an alternative format, please let us know: