A residence,
a website, for everyone.

Our Commitment

ShaSmit Developers is committed to ensuring that the Cerulean Alibaug website is accessible to all visitors, including people with visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor impairments. We treat accessibility as part of the architectural discipline of the project, not an afterthought.

Standards We Follow

The website is built to conform with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, published by the W3C. We also reference the guidance issued by the Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of India, and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

What We Have Implemented

• Semantic structure — every page uses HTML5 landmarks (<main>, <nav>, <footer>, <article>) so assistive technology can navigate the page architecture.
• Skip-to-main link — a keyboard-only “Skip to main content” link is the first focusable element on every page, allowing screen-reader and keyboard users to bypass the navigation.
• Visible focus — every interactive element shows a 2-pixel gold focus ring when reached by keyboard, so the focus point is never ambiguous.
• Reduced motion — every animation on the site respects the prefers-reduced-motion system setting. When that setting is on, slideshows, video autoplay, scroll glides, and motion transitions are disabled or reduced.
• Touch targets — every button, link, and form control on touch devices meets the 44 × 44 pixel minimum size required by WCAG 2.5.5.
• Alt text — every meaningful image carries descriptive alt text. Decorative images use alt="" so they are skipped by screen readers.
• Form labels — every form field carries a programmatically associated label so it is understandable in screen-reader mode.
• Colour contrast — body text on every section meets the WCAG 2.2 AA contrast minimum of 4.5:1; large display text meets the 3:1 AA-large minimum.
• Keyboard navigation — every interactive element is reachable and operable by keyboard alone. The mobile navigation menu and the Thank-You modal trap focus while open and return focus to the opening element on close.
• Smooth scroll — the in-page navigation uses a duration-aware smooth scroll that yields to manual scroll inputs (wheel, touch, arrow keys), and falls back to an instant jump for visitors with reduced-motion enabled.
• Captions & voice — the FAQ is exposed via Schema.org FAQPage with the Speakable annotation, so it can be read aloud by Google Assistant and other voice agents.

Known Limitations

We are honest about the gaps that remain:

• The walkthrough and interior-moment videos do not yet carry captions or audio descriptions. We plan to add these in a future update.
• The map on the Connectivity section uses a static image with a magnifier interaction; a fully keyboard-operable interactive map is on the roadmap.
• The Cloudflare Turnstile spam-protection widget, when it appears as a challenge, is provided by Cloudflare and follows Cloudflare’s own accessibility implementation.

Testing & Evaluation

The website is evaluated against WCAG 2.2 AA before each major release. We use a combination of automated tooling (Lighthouse, axe-core), manual keyboard navigation, screen-reader testing (VoiceOver on macOS / iOS), and high-contrast operating-system modes.

Compatibility

The website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technology on current browsers:

• VoiceOver (macOS and iOS) with Safari and Chrome
• NVDA and JAWS with Chrome, Firefox, and Edge on Windows
• TalkBack on Android with Chrome
• Operating-system-level high-contrast modes, zoom up to 200%, and text reflow up to 400%

Tell Us If We Have Fallen Short

If you encounter any part of this website that is difficult to use, please write to us so we can improve it. Where possible, please describe the page, the issue, the device and browser you were using, and the assistive technology in use.

Email: accessibility@ceruleanalibag.com
Phone (WhatsApp also): +91 98202 36223

We aim to acknowledge accessibility feedback within five business days and to resolve verified issues at the earliest opportunity.

Updates

This statement is reviewed and updated alongside every significant change to the website. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the date of the most recent revision.