This page explains the SIMPANG.ID website accessibility statement and our commitment to creating an inclusive website.
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Compliance status
We strongly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to everyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstances and abilities. This accessibility aspect is our commitment to supporting inclusive access to information.
To meet this, we intend to comply Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) level AA is the strictest possible. These guidelines describe how to make web content accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Following these accessibility guidelines helps us ensure that our websites are accessible to everyone: blind people, people with motor impairments, vision impairments, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website uses a variety of technologies intended to improve accessibility so that it is as accessible as possible at all times. We use accessibility interfaces that enable people with certain disabilities to customize the website's user interface (UI) and design it to suit their individual needs.
In addition, the website uses an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application fixes the HTML of the website, adapts its functionality and behavior for screen readers used by blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you find any defects or have ideas for improvements related to the accessibility aspects of the Simpang.id website, we would love to hear from you. You can contact the website operator using the following email hello@simpang.id
Screen reader and keyboard navigation
Our website implements ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attribute techniques, alongside a variety of different behavioral changes, to ensure that visually impaired users visiting with screen readers can read, understand, and enjoy the functionality of the website. As soon as a user with a screen reader enters your site, they are immediately prompted to enter a Screen Reader Profile so they can navigate and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website meets some of the most important screen reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
- Screen reader optimization: We run a background process that learns website components from top to bottom, to ensure continued compliance even as the website is updated. In this process, we provide meaningful data to screen readers using a set of ARIA attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidelines for form inputs; roles of elements such as buttons, menus, modal dialogs (pop-ups), and more. Additionally, the background process scans all website images and provides accurate and meaningful image object recognition-based descriptions as ALT (alternate text) tags for images that are not described. This process will also extract text embedded in images, using OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To enable screen reader customization at any time, users simply need to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen reader users also get an automatic announcement to enable Screen Reader mode as soon as they enter the website. This customization is compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
- Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also customizes the website's HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website keyboard-operable. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio elements and checkboxes using the arrow keys, and fill them with the Spacebar or Enter key. Additionally, keyboard users will find a quick navigation and skip content menu, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first element of the site when navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allowing focus to shift outside of them. Users can also use shortcuts such as "M" (menu), "H" (heading), "F" (form), "B" (button), and "G" (graphic) to jump to specific elements.
Disability profiles are supported on the simpang.id website
- Epilepsy Safe Mode: This profile allows people with epilepsy to use websites safely by eliminating the risk of seizures caused by flashing or flickering animations and risky color combinations.
- Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
- Blind Mode: This mode adjusts the website for the comfort of users with visual impairments such as Visual Impairment, Tunnel Vision, Cataracts, Glaucoma, and others.
- ADHD Friendly Mode: This mode helps users with ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main elements of a website more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
- Blindness Mode: This mode configures the website to be compatible with screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. Screen readers are software for blind users that are installed on computers and smartphones, and websites must be compatible with them.
- Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor Impairment): This profile allows people with motor impairments to operate websites using the Tab, Shift+Tab, and Enter keys on the keyboard. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menu), “H” (heading), “F” (form), “B” (button), and “G” (graphic) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
- Font adjustment – Users can increase and decrease its size, change its type, adjust spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
- Color adjustment – Users can choose from a variety of color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap the color scheme of the title, text, and background, with over seven different coloring options.
- Animation – epileptic patients can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and flashing CSS transitions.
- Content highlighting – Users can choose to highlight important elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight only the focused or cursor-present elements.
- Audio muting – Users with hearing aids may experience headaches or other problems due to automatic audio playback. This option allows users to mute the entire website instantly.
- Cognitive impairment – We use a search engine connected to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, which allows people with cognitive impairments to decipher the meaning of phrases, initials, slang, etc.
- Additional functions – we give users the option to change the cursor color and size, use printing mode, enable virtual keyboard and many other functions.
Browser compatibility and assistive technologies
We aim to support as many browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so that our users can choose the tools that work best for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems covering over 95% user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers).
Notes, comments and feedback
While we have made every effort to enable anyone to adapt the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not yet fully accessible, are in the process of being made accessible, or do not have adequate technological solutions to make them accessible. However, we are constantly improving our accessibility, adding, updating and refining its options and features, as well as developing and adopting new technologies. All of this is intended to achieve an optimal level of accessibility, keeping up with technological advances. For any assistance, please contact hello@simpang.id