Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement

Effective Date: November 12, 2026

Meowaukee® is for all of Milwaukee’s cat people. Here’s where our site stands on accessibility, and how to reach us if something isn’t working for you.

Our Commitment

Meowaukee LLC (“Meowaukee,” “we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to making www.meowaukee.org (the “Site”) usable by everyone, including people who use assistive technology such as screen readers, screen magnification, voice control, or keyboard-only navigation.

The Standard We’re Working Toward

We’re working toward conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, the standard most commonly used to measure website accessibility in the United States. This is ongoing work, not a one-time fix: we review the Site regularly and whenever we launch a new drop, campaign, or major change.

What We’re Working On

  • Product photos with real descriptions. Our instant-film product shots get alt text that describes the design, colors, and garment, so screen reader users know what they’re buying, not just that there’s a photo.

  • Words, not just pictures. Drop announcements and campaign graphics carry their key details (dates, prices, what the campaign supports) in text on the page too, not only inside an image.

  • Clear structure. A consistent heading structure on every page, so pages are easy to skim and navigate by heading.

  • Keyboard access. Navigation, menus, cart, and checkout work without a mouse.

  • Readable color. Text and buttons are checked for sufficient contrast against their backgrounds.

  • Labeled forms. Checkout, email signup, and contact forms have clearly labeled fields.

  • Captions. Videos we post on the Site include captions.

  • A solid platform. The Site is built on Squarespace, whose built-in accessibility features (semantic markup, landmarks, and zoom-friendly layouts) we rely on and monitor.

Known Limitations

Some parts of the Site rely on tools we don’t fully control, including our payment processors’ checkout fields, the cookie banner, and embedded social media posts. Downloadable guides (such as PDFs) may not yet be fully accessible. If you hit a barrier in any of these, tell us: we’ll send an accessible version of a guide on request, and we’ll look for a fix or another way to get you what you need.

Feedback

If you have trouble using any part of the Site, or you use assistive technology and run into a barrier, we want to know, including which page and what happened. If something is stopping you from placing an order, contact us and we’ll work with you to complete it another way. Reach us at:

Meowaukee LLC
6302 Cedar Street, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
colleen@meowaukee.org

We aim to respond and fix confirmed accessibility issues as quickly as we reasonably can.

Changes to This Statement

We’ll update the Effective Date above whenever we complete an accessibility review or make a meaningful accessibility change to the Site.