
Accessibility Statement
We aim to extend genuine hospitality to all guests and visitors of our hotel. Our goal is to make it as effortless as possible for everyone, including people with hearing or vision loss, or any other disability, to access information about our hotel and to book a stay.
If you encounter problems learning about our hotel or booking a stay, we encourage you to contact us by telephone or email. Our helpful staff will be delighted to assist you.
info@thegradyhotel.com
601 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202
We are committed to providing an easy-to-use online experience for all guests, and believe that every website visitor, regardless of their device type or reliance on assistive technology (including screen readers, font magnification, translation or voice recognition software) should be able to research our site online at thegradyhotel.com.
To ensure this, The Grady Hotel complies with Level AA success criteria of the Website Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0), an international standard measure of accessibility success. Our website and digital marketing programs thoughtfully adhere to these guidelines, and are continuously updated and enhanced to make our technology more accessible and user-friendly.
We have tested our hotel's website to confirm that we meet or exceed Level AA of the WCAG 2.0 Standard.
If you have questions or concerns, or would like to report an issue related to the accessibility features of our website, please contact us at info@thegradyhotel.com.
You can learn more about W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) HERE.
In addition, our full site was tested using SiteImprove, a third party authority in web accessibility. The website is routinely tested to ensure that any new or newly edited content conforms with the most up-to-date accessibility guidelines, as reported by the SiteImprove tool.
Browser Help
Optimize the way you view your web browser. If you are experiencing difficulty reading The Grady Hotel website on your screen, changing the settings on your browser may help to improve the readability and visibility of each page.
Find out more about the accessibility features of these leading Internet Browsers through the links below:
Mozilla Firefox: Click here for Mozilla Firefox Accessibility Features
Google Chrome: Click here for Google Accessibility Features
Internet Explorer: Click here for Microsoft Internet Explorer Ease of Access Options
Apple Safari: Click here for Apple Accessibility Support
Hotel Website Accessibility Features
The website for The Grady Hotel was developed to be fully accessible to all site visitors and is designed according to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. It conforms to most priority checkpoints which entail some of the following elements:
- Navigation Shortcuts
To navigate our website, use the tab key to explore the elements of each page and the enter key to activate a highlighted link.
- Structured, Semantic Markup
HTML heading tags are used to convey document structure. Navigation menus are tagged as HTML maps so that the menu title can be read, and the menu items are presented as a group. Please see our sitemap for easy navigation at: https://www.thegradyhotel.com/sitemap.
- Images Visibility
All content images include descriptive ALT attributes.
Standards Compliance
The website is designed to conform to Level AA compliance, as specified by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 and use structured semantic markup.
Accessibility References
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, which details the reasoning behind each guideline.
Section 508, which includes information and news about the accessibility standards introduced by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Accessibility Software and Services
The following free tools and services are available to assist you with viewing and interacting with our hotel website:
Click here for HTML Validator, a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards.
Click here for Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer, a tool for viewing web pages without a variety of modern browser features.
In addition, we offer accessibility features in both our guestrooms and in our common areas to meet the needs of all our guests.
Accessible Areas with Accessible Routes from Public Entrance
Concierge desk
Fitness center
Public entrance alternative
Public restrooms
Registration desk pathway
Registration desk
Restaurant(s)/lounge(s)
Accessible Hotel Features
Braille and tactile signage provided for permanent rooms and spaces
Hotel employees will read printed/visual information to guests who are blind/low vision and provide oral directions to hotel locations
Meeting room(s) with assistive listening devices
Service animals are welcome
Valet parking for vehicles outfitted for drivers in wheelchairs
Elevators
Guest Room Accessibility
Accessible guest rooms with 32" wide doorways
Accessible route from public entrance to accessible guest rooms
Deadbolt locks, lowered
Door night guards, lowered
Hearing accessible rooms and/or kits
Roll-in shower
TV with closed-captioning
Transfer shower
Viewports, lowered