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Our digital accessibility pledge

Patriot Merch believes that celebrating American heritage and purchasing patriotic apparel should be accessible to all individuals, including people with visual, hearing, motor, or cognitive disabilities. We are dedicated to designing and operating an online storefront that aligns with recognized digital accessibility standards.

We aim to adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA. These established guidelines provide practical standards for making web content and online stores more accessible to people using assistive technologies, including screen readers and keyboard-only interfaces.

Accessibility practices and technical audits

To ensure a welcoming, barrier-free shopping experience across Patriot Merch, we follow deliberate accessibility practices:

  • Automated code audits: We incorporate automated checks with axe-core and Lighthouse into our code pipeline to identify color contrast discrepancies, missing labels, and structural syntax issues.
  • Keyboard navigation: Our website layout, navigation menus, product selection forms, and checkout flows are built for keyboard operation without requiring a mouse, with automated checks for focus progression, visible focus outlines, and skip-to-content links.
  • Semantic structure and landmarks: We maintain a logical heading progression (H2 through H4) and use semantic HTML landmark tags, enabling screen reader users to quickly navigate between articles, product specifications, and shopping tools.
  • High-contrast readability: We select typography and color combinations that provide strong contrast between text and background surfaces, enhancing readability for visitors with low vision.
  • Descriptive links: We use descriptive anchor text throughout our site to ensure the context and destination of every hyperlink is clear.

Ongoing evaluation

We review site features, product pages, size guide tables, and educational guides against accessibility standards and automated validation checks to ensure our store and articles remain accessible with modern assistive technologies.

Accessibility feedback and assistance

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on Patriot Merch, experience difficulty completing an order, or need information in an alternative format, our customer support team is ready to assist:

When reporting an issue, please describe the specific page URL, the assistive tool or browser you were using, and the problem encountered. We review accessibility reports and reply by email as soon as we can. For general questions, you can also reach us through our contact page.