Accessibility Statement

1. Our Commitment

THE EMPIRE COMPANY LLC wants therealempirecompany.com (the "Site") to be usable by as many visitors as possible, including people who use assistive technology such as screen readers, screen magnification, or keyboard-only navigation. This statement describes our approach, the standard we reference, and how to reach us if something on the Site is hard to use.

2. Standard We Reference

We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, as our working benchmark. WCAG is not itself a law, but it is the technical standard that the U.S. Department of Justice points to as helpful guidance for making web content accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

3. Measures We Take

• Semantic, hierarchical headings so the page structure can be navigated by assistive technology.
• Semantic HTML landmarks — <nav>, <main>, and <footer> — so assistive technology and keyboard users can jump directly to navigation, primary content, or the footer.
• A keyboard-accessible "Skip to main content" link at the top of every page, so keyboard and screen-reader users can bypass repeated navigation.
• Text and background colors chosen for readable contrast, including over photographic background sections.
• Links and buttons that are keyboard-reachable and clearly labeled, rather than relying on color alone.
• Text that scales with browser zoom instead of being locked to a fixed size.
• Descriptive alternative text on meaningful images and logos.

4. Known Limitations

This statement reflects a good-faith, ongoing effort based on both automated checks and manual review (including manual keyboard-focus and contrast testing), not a guarantee of full conformance. Some elements outside our control — for example, the PayPal checkout page you are taken to after clicking "Make a Payment" — are operated by third parties under their own accessibility practices.

5. Feedback

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on the Site, please let us know what page you were on and what happened — we will make reasonable efforts to respond and address it.

Contact: Inka Mushaba, Authorized Representative — inka@therealempirecompany.com — 310-743-2841 — Culver City / Mid-City, Los Angeles, CA.

6. Date of This Statement

This statement was last prepared on the date noted at the top of this page.