Accessibility Statement
This statement was last updated on April 13, 2026
We at Sugar & Gold, (Jean Chatzky) are dedicated to building a financial institution where everyone is welcome. Our website is continually optimized to meet and exceed global digital accessibility standards, ensuring that whether you are navigating by screen reader, keyboard, or mobile device, our path to certified financial security remains open, clear, and intuitive.
We believe that financial guidance should be within reach for all individuals, regardless of their physical, sensory, or cognitive abilities.
We are continuously improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards to make our platform a welcoming, easy-to-use space.
1. Our Commitment and Standards
To help make our website a highly accessible and user-friendly experience, we aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. These guidelines, established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), explain how to make web content more accessible for people with a wide range of disabilities.
By following these guidelines, we ensure our site is more usable for individuals who are blind or low-vision, deaf or hard of hearing, or have limited mobility or cognitive differences.
2. Accessibility Features on Our Site
We have integrated specific design choices and technical features to ensure a smooth, seamless experience across our platform, including:
Clear Hierarchy & Readability: We use highly legible typography, clear headings, and structured lists to ensure our content (from our matching tool to Jean’s book resources) is easily scannable by human eyes and assistive technologies.
Text Alternatives (Alt Text): We strive to provide meaningful alt text for all functional images, diagrams, and portrait photographs of Jean and our partners (Marcus and Frances), ensuring that screen-reader users do not miss critical context.
Color Contrast: We carefully choose our color palette to meet or exceed contrast ratio guidelines, ensuring that our text is easily readable against its background for users with low vision or color blindness.
Keyboard Navigation: Our website is designed to be fully navigable using a keyboard alone, allowing users who cannot use a mouse to easily move through forms, menus, and call-to-action buttons.
Responsive Design: The site scales seamlessly across various devices... including desktops, tablets, and mobile phones allowing users to zoom in up to 200% without losing functionality or distorting text.
3. Ongoing Evaluation and Maintenance
We view accessibility as an ongoing journey rather than a one-time checkbox.
Regular Audits: We conduct periodic accessibility reviews of our website’s code, structure, and design assets to identify and resolve potential barriers.
Continuous Updates: As web technologies and accessibility standards evolve, we actively update our platform to ensure we maintain our commitment to digital inclusivity.
4. Third-Party Content
While we strive to ensure that all elements of our website are fully accessible, our platform contains links to third-party services (such as external online retailers where you can purchase Jean’s books, or scheduling tools used to book consultations with our partners).
Please note that we do not directly control the accessibility of these external, third-party sites, though we strongly encourage our partners and vendors to meet the same high standards of digital accessibility that we practice.
5. We Welcome Your Feedback
We are always looking for ways to improve. If you encounter any accessibility barriers while using our website, or if you have suggestions on how we can make our platform more inclusive, we want to hear from you.
Please reach out to us with details of the page or feature you experienced difficulty with:
Email: Info@Sugarngold.com
Phone: (724) 420-8201
Response Time: We aim to respond to accessibility inquiries within five (5) business days and will work diligently to provide the information or service you need through an alternative, accessible format.