accessibility statement

Accessibility of Information and Services

arhome realty's website (the "Site") and its content are for informational purposes only, and are only an optional way to access information which you may choose to use subject to arhome realty’s website terms of use. The Site is in no way a necessary or substitutionary means to any of arhome realty’s services or provided information. All information presented through arhome realty’s website may alternatively be accessed and obtained in full and with the same or better level of confidentiality, interaction and transmission by communicating directly via phone, email, or in person with arhome realty or one of its representatives. If you would like to contact us regarding accessing the information on this website directly, please contact arhome realty online or call us at 773.775.5500. 

Website Accessibility

arhome realty’s website is built and hosted by Real Estate Webmasters (“REW”). REW is responsible for all CSS coding on the site and for providing all presentation related to listing searches, including but not limited to maps, search tools, and listing data presentation. 

arhome realty in its own capacity creates and posts certain informational content on the Site with access to the content's html only. Within its capacity, arhome realty actively works to present content that is accessible to everyone, making reasonable efforts to honor the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Level AA and the Department of Justice’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design. To accomplish this, we continuously monitor our created content’s accessibility.

Specifically, what we have secured or performed to make our website an accessible experience includes:

Screen Resolution

This Site responds to the size of your screen. Resize your browser to the size that best suits your needs.

Text Contrast

All text on this site has been created to have a contrast ratio over its background of over 4.5:1. No text is displayed as an image only, with the exception of brand logos and trademark phrases which are impossible to present without the use of images. ALT text is provided in such exceptional cases. This adheres to W3C Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 level AA.

Images

All content and decoration images on this site are provided with descriptive ALT attributes.

Videos

All videos embedded into the site can be watched with subtitles. All videos also have a version which plays a time-based audio transcript corresponding to the visuals presented in the video. The audio transcript version can be accessed by clicking link directly beneath the video frame. All video frames are titled. 

Navigation

All pages contain a link to the home page. The primary navigation provides a clear understanding of the site’s organization and simply navigation throughout the site. Sub-pages have links back to main pages for navigation ease. Both a content site map and listing site map are provided.

Keyboard Navigation

All links, forms and navigation points are accessible via keyboard navigation.

Links

Links have been written to make sense out of context.

Magnifying Text

Many mobile devices allow you to zoom in on the site text by tapping the text zoom tool on your device or adjusting your settings.

Magnifying the Whole Screen

Many web browsers allow you to zoom in on web pages using simple keyboard controls. The magnifier allows you to focus on specific parts of the screen, enlarging the text and other page elements.

  • For Windows operating systems, press Ctrl and + to zoom in on a web page (Ctrl and – to zoom out)
  • For Mac operating systems, press Cmd and + to zoom in on a Web page (Cmd and – to zoom out)