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Granite Mountain Veterinary Hospital

Accessibility Statement

Last updated June 8, 2026.

Our commitment

Granite Mountain Veterinary Hospital is committed to providing a website that is usable by as many people as possible, regardless of ability, technology, or context. We see digital accessibility as an extension of the care we offer in the practice itself: an older client, a client using a screen reader, and a client on a slow mobile connection should all be able to find our hours, our phone number, our services, and our address with the same ease.

Standard we follow

The website targets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA as the minimum, with WCAG 2.2 Level AA as a goal. These are the standards courts most often cite in private-business website accessibility cases under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and they are the same standard the U.S. Department of Justice has formally adopted for state and local government websites.

Specific practices we follow include:

  • Color contrast at AA ratios across every text and interactive element on the verified Plum Coven palette
  • Touch targets at 44 by 44 CSS pixels or larger, with at least 8 pixels of spacing between adjacent targets
  • Body text at 16 pixels or larger with a line height of at least 1.5
  • A "Skip to main content" link as the first focusable element on every page
  • Visible focus indicators on every interactive element (no outline: none without a replacement)
  • Proper landmarks (<header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer>) and a single <h1> per page with no skipped heading levels
  • Descriptive alt text on every meaningful image; decorative images marked as such
  • A prefers-reduced-motion media query that disables non-essential animation
  • Forms and embedded media that work with keyboard navigation alone

How the site is tested

Before launch and before any significant change after launch, we run the following checks:

  • NVDA with Firefox on Windows and VoiceOver with Safari on macOS, walking each page
  • Keyboard-only navigation across every page, confirming tab order matches the visual order and that the skip link works
  • Automated checks using axe DevTools and Lighthouse on every page until errors are resolved
  • Real-device review on a phone, a tablet, and a desktop screen reader

Known limitations

A small number of features rely on third-party services whose accessibility we can influence but not directly control.

  • Google Maps embed. When you tap the static map preview, Google Maps loads a live map in a new tab. The Google Maps interface itself meets Google's published accessibility standards but we cannot guarantee it. We provide the practice's full address as readable text directly next to the map so directions are available without using the embed.
  • Google review excerpts. Reviewer names and review text are displayed exactly as written by the reviewer. We cannot edit a reviewer's grammar, punctuation, or spelling for accessibility, but the review block itself is built with semantic HTML and is fully navigable with a screen reader.
  • Instagram social feed. Post captions are pulled from Instagram exactly as the poster wrote them. We use semantic markup for the feed itself and provide alternative-text fallbacks based on each post's caption.

Feedback and help

Accessibility is an ongoing process. If you encounter a barrier on the website, please tell us so we can fix it. Call (928) 771-1340 during business hours and ask for help with the website, or stop by the practice at 3073 Willow Creek Rd, Prescott, AZ 86301. We will respond promptly and work with you to provide the same information through an alternative channel if needed.

Tools that may help

Most modern operating systems and browsers include strong built-in accessibility tools.

  • Browser zoom: hold Ctrl (or Cmd on Mac) and press + or - to increase or decrease text size on any page.
  • Screen readers: VoiceOver is built into macOS and iOS, Narrator is built into Windows, TalkBack is built into Android, and NVDA is a free third-party screen reader for Windows.
  • High-contrast and reduced-motion modes: every modern operating system includes settings for higher contrast, larger text, and reduced animation. The site honors these settings automatically.

Last reviewed

This statement was last reviewed on June 8, 2026. We review it annually and after any significant change to the site.