Accessibility Statement
Barrett Financial Group is committed to making its website usable by everyone, including people with disabilities. We believe access to information about home financing should not depend on how you browse the web.
The standard we build to
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA, the benchmark most widely recognized for public websites. Accessibility is treated as part of building a page rather than as something added afterwards.
We do not use an accessibility overlay
This site does not load an accessibility widget, plugin or overlay toolbar. Overlays sit on top of a website and cannot repair the page underneath, and people who rely on assistive technology generally report that they get in the way. We build the accessibility into the site itself, so it works with the screen reader, magnifier, or browser settings you already use.
What that means in practice
- Every page can be operated by keyboard alone, and a "Skip to main content" link lets you jump past the navigation.
- Wherever you are on the page, the element with keyboard focus is visibly outlined.
- Pages are built from real headings, lists, landmarks and labeled form fields, so a screen reader can announce their structure.
- Text and background colors are checked against the WCAG contrast minimums automatically whenever the site is built.
- Pages reflow to a single column and stay usable when magnified up to 400%, without scrolling sideways.
- Animation is switched off automatically for anyone whose device asks to reduce motion.
- Images carry alternative text, and embedded videos carry descriptive titles.
- Automated accessibility tests run against the site as part of our build, so a change that breaks one of these is caught before it is published.
Known limitations
Some features on this site are provided by other companies and are not built by us. These include the online loan application, which is hosted by our loan origination partner, the customer review display, and embedded video. We cannot control their code, and parts of it may not meet the standard we hold our own pages to. If one of them prevents you from doing something, please contact us and we will complete it with you directly by phone or email.
Automated testing also has limits: it catches a portion of accessibility problems, not all of them. Where we fall short, we would rather hear about it and fix it.
Tell us about a problem
If any part of this site is difficult to use, or you need information from it in another format, please tell us. Include the page address and what happened, and we will respond as quickly as we can and help you get what you need in the meantime.
Email: loans@barrettfinancial.com
Phone: (480) 459-4500
Barrett Financial Group, L.L.C., 2701 East Insight Way, Suite 150, Chandler, AZ 85286