At Mercatino Restaurant, we believe the internet should be available and accessible to everyone, and we are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstances and ability. To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at the AA level, according to the Israeli Standard SI 5568. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Complying with these guidelines helps us ensure the website is accessible to all: blind people, those with motor impairments, visual impairments, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website complies with these guidelines and additionally utilizes various technologies to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We employ an accessibility interface that allows people with specific disabilities and without screen reader bridging to adjust the website’s UI and design it to their personal needs.
Furthermore, the website uses an AI-based technological application by AccessiBe that operates in the background. This component continuously optimizes our site’s accessibility level. The application adapts the website’s functionality and behavior for screen readers used by blind users and adds keyboard shortcuts for people with motor impairments who don’t use screen readers.
Using screen readers and keyboard navigation on our website
Our site implements ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) techniques alongside various behavioral modifications to ensure blind users visiting with screen readers can read, understand, and enjoy the website’s functions. When a screen reader user enters the site, they can activate the screen reader profile to browse and operate the site efficiently. Thus, our website covers some of the most critical screen reader requirements including (but not limited to*):
Screen reader optimization: We provide meaningful data to screen readers through ARIA attribute sets. For example, we supply accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); form input validation instructions; element roles like buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all site images and provides precise, meaningful descriptions as ALT (alternative text) tags for images lacking description, using image-object recognition. It also extracts embedded texts via OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To activate screen reader adjustments at any time, users need only press Alt+1. Screen reader users also receive automatic announcements to activate screen reader mode upon entering the site. These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adapts the site’s HTML and adds various behaviors via JavaScript to make the website operable via keyboard. This includes navigating with Tab and Shift+Tab, operating dropdowns with arrow keys, closing them with Esc, triggering buttons and links with Enter, navigating radio and checkbox elements with arrow keys, and filling them with Spacebar or Enter. Keyboard users will also find quick-navigation and content-skip menus available anytime via Alt+1 or by navigating to the first site elements while keyboard browsing. The background process handles triggered popups by directing keyboard focus toward them when they appear, preventing focus from drifting outside. Users can also utilize shortcuts like “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Accessibility profiles supported on our site
Epilepsy Safe Profile: This profile enables people with epilepsy to safely use the site by eliminating seizure risks from flashing animations and dangerous color combinations.
Vision Impaired Profile: This profile adapts the site for most visual impairments like degrading eyesight, tunnel vision, cataracts, glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Profile: This profile provides various assistive features to help users with cognitive disabilities like autism, dyslexia, stroke, and others focus more easily on essential elements.
ADHD Friendly Profile: This profile significantly reduces distractions and noise to help people with ADHD and neurodevelopmental disorders browse, read, and focus more easily on key elements.
Blind Users Profile (Screen Readers): This profile adapts the site to be compatible with screen readers like JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen reader is installed on the blind user’s computer, and this site is compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): This profile enables motor-impaired people to operate the website using keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and Enter keys. Users can also employ shortcuts like “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F”
UI, design, and readability adjustments available on our website
Font adjustments – Users can increase/decrease font size, change font family (type), adjust spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
Color adjustments – Users can select various contrast profiles like light, dark, inverted, and black-white. Additionally, users can swap color schemes for titles, texts, and backgrounds with over 7 different coloring options.
Animations – Epileptic users can stop all running animations with a click. Interface-controlled animations include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
Content highlighting – Users can choose to highlight key elements like links and titles. They can also opt to highlight only focused or hovered elements.
Audio muting – This option lets users instantly mute the entire site.
Cognitive disorders – We employ a search engine linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, acronyms, slang, and more.
Additional functions – We provide options to change cursor color/size, use print mode, enable virtual keyboard, and many other features.
Browser compatibility and technical support
We strive to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies possible, allowing our users to choose the best tools for them with minimal restrictions. Therefore, we’ve worked very hard to support all major systems comprising over 95% of the user market share, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and MAC users.
Accessibility arrangements at our office address
Our restaurant located at: Horesh HaAlonim 18, Ramat Yishai (inside Stern Building), is fully accessible for all, including wheelchair access. The building features a ramp, automatic motion-sensor doors, and our ground-floor office ensures quick, convenient access for all visitors.
Notes, comments, and feedback
Despite our best efforts to enable everyone to adjust the website to their needs, some pages or sections may not yet be fully accessible, may be undergoing accessibility processes, or may lack an appropriate technological solution to make them accessible. Nevertheless, we continuously improve accessibility, adding, updating, and enhancing its options and features while developing and adopting new technologies. All this aims to achieve optimal accessibility levels following technological advancements.
All this is done for you and your benefit, in accordance with evolving legal requirements.
If you encounter issues, have difficulty using any aspect of the site, or have improvement suggestions, we’d love to hear from you. You can reach us by phone at 073-237-7004 during business hours, via email at Mercantino10@gmail.com, or through our contact form.
Wishing you an enjoyable, fruitful, and always accessible browsing experience.
Niv Crispin, Eyal Yonai | Owners, Mercatino Restaurant
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