Accessibility Statement for the MarQueen Hotel
The MarQueen Hotel is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
Conformance status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. The MarQueen Hotel is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard. While the industry is not operating from approved, regulated legislation, the MarQueen Hotel is committed to our good faith effort to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) guidelines.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Marqueen Hotel.
- Phone: +1 (206) 282-7407
- E-mail: guestservices@marqueen.com
- Postal address: 600 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
We try to respond to feedback within 7 business days.
Accessible Features
Guest Entry
- Accessible entry and passage doors (Front door 41” width and room doors 32” width), located on the north side of the hotel around the corner from the front entrance, on Roy Street
- Enter into the stairwell, then enter the second door into the hallway of the first floor. Continue down the hallway to access the lobby, registration desk, and accessible rooms. Our team is available to assist with entering and exiting as necessary
- We provide a key to the entrance to use during the stay
- Loading and unloading zone is 100 inches in width
- Our hotel is three stories and does not have an elevator, all accessible rooms are located on the first floor
Entrances
- Accessible route from the accessible public entrance to the accessible guestrooms
- Accessible route from the accessible public entrance to the registration area
- Accessible route from the hotel's accessible public entrance to the restaurant
- Accessible route from the hotel's accessible public entrance to the business center
Facilities
- Accessible hotel restaurant
- Accessible transportation with advance notice (not provided complimentary, this can be arranged)
- Valet Parking
Guest Rooms
- Accessible rooms located on first floor
- Mobility accessible
- Alarms - Visual Strobe
- Closed captioning on televisions or closed captioning decoders
- Grab bars in guest rooms
- Lower countertops in washrooms
- Roll-in shower
- Tubs/showers with grab bars, adjustable shower head, and portable seat
- Lower closet rod and shelves
- Guide and service support dogs welcome
Summary
This website was designed and programmed in compliance with both the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) and the Section 508 government guidelines to enable and improve use by individuals with disabilities.
Website Accessibility Help Center
Most modern operating systems are capable of text to speech voice synthesizing. This allows you to have your computer read entire webpages or selected text on your screen out loud to you.
For Windows, hold the Ctrl key and press the Escape key, then type "narrator" and then press the Enter key.
For Mac OS X, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen and go to "System Preferences", then choose "Dictation & Speech", then click "Text to Speech". Check the "Speak selected text when the key is pressed" checkbox.
Third party software is also available.
For Windows, hold the Ctrl key and press the Escape key, then type "narrator" and then press the Enter key.
For Mac OS X, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen and go to "System Preferences", then choose "Dictation & Speech", then click "Text to Speech". Check the "Speak selected text when the key is pressed" checkbox.
Third party software is also available.
Most modern web browsers are capable of increasing/decreasing font sizes while on a webpage. For detailed instructions please see the WCAG documentation page.
To increase the font size, hold the Ctrl key (Command key on a Macintosh) and press the + (plus) key.
To decrease the font size, hold the Ctrl key (Command key on a Macintosh) and press the - (minus) key.
To revert to the default font size, hold the Ctrl key (Command key on a Macintosh) and press the 0 (zero) key.
You can also set font-sizes universally for all pages that you visit in some browsers.
For Internet Explorer, press the "Alt" key on your keyboard. A new menu will appear below the address bar, click "View" and select "Text Size".
For Safari, click the "Safari" menu in the top-left corner of your screen, then select "Preferences". Then click "Advanced" and check the "Never use font sizes smaller than" checkbox under "Accessibility". Set this to your liking.
For Chrome, click the "Menu" icon at the top-right of your window (3 horizontal lines) and then select "Settings". Scroll down and click "Show advanced settings". Scroll down to "Web content" and adjust to your liking.
For Firefox, click the "Menu" icon at the top-right of your window (3 horizontal lines) and then select "Preferences". Select "Content" from the left-sidebar. The "Fonts & Colors" section can be adjusted to your liking.
To increase the font size, hold the Ctrl key (Command key on a Macintosh) and press the + (plus) key.
To decrease the font size, hold the Ctrl key (Command key on a Macintosh) and press the - (minus) key.
To revert to the default font size, hold the Ctrl key (Command key on a Macintosh) and press the 0 (zero) key.
You can also set font-sizes universally for all pages that you visit in some browsers.
For Internet Explorer, press the "Alt" key on your keyboard. A new menu will appear below the address bar, click "View" and select "Text Size".
For Safari, click the "Safari" menu in the top-left corner of your screen, then select "Preferences". Then click "Advanced" and check the "Never use font sizes smaller than" checkbox under "Accessibility". Set this to your liking.
For Chrome, click the "Menu" icon at the top-right of your window (3 horizontal lines) and then select "Settings". Scroll down and click "Show advanced settings". Scroll down to "Web content" and adjust to your liking.
For Firefox, click the "Menu" icon at the top-right of your window (3 horizontal lines) and then select "Preferences". Select "Content" from the left-sidebar. The "Fonts & Colors" section can be adjusted to your liking.
Most modern operating systems are capable of zooming your entire screen. This may be a good alternative if increasing font sizes alone is not sufficient.
For Windows, click the "Start" menu in the bottom-left corner of your screen and then go to "All Programs", then "Accessories", then "Ease of Access" and then click "Magnifier". Click the "Options" button and then move the slider to adjust the zoom increment.
More information about Windows' zoom accessibility features.
For Mac OS X, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen and go to "System Preferences", then choose "Accessibility", then click "Zoom". You can assign keyboard shortcuts or trackpad gestures.
Third party software is also available.
For Windows, click the "Start" menu in the bottom-left corner of your screen and then go to "All Programs", then "Accessories", then "Ease of Access" and then click "Magnifier". Click the "Options" button and then move the slider to adjust the zoom increment.
More information about Windows' zoom accessibility features.
For Mac OS X, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen and go to "System Preferences", then choose "Accessibility", then click "Zoom". You can assign keyboard shortcuts or trackpad gestures.
Third party software is also available.
Most modern web browsers allow you to override fonts with your own formatting.
For Internet Explorer, click the "Tools" button and then click "Internet Options". Then click the "General" tab and then click "Accessibility". Check the following checkboxes "Ignore colors specified on webpages", "Ignore font styles specified on webpages", and "Ignore font sizes specified on webpages". Then click "Ok" and change the fonts to your liking.
For Internet Explorer, click the gear icon at the top-right of your window and then select "Internet Options". Click the "General" tab and then click the "Colors" button under "Appearance". Uncheck "Use Windows Colors" and change the colors to your liking.
For Chrome, search the Chrome Extension Web Store for a suitable extension.
For Firefox, click the "Menu" icon at the top-right of your window (3 horizontal lines) and then select "Preferences". Select "Content" from the left-sidebar. Click "Colors..." in the "Fonts & Colors" section and adjust the colors to your liking.
For Internet Explorer, click the "Tools" button and then click "Internet Options". Then click the "General" tab and then click "Accessibility". Check the following checkboxes "Ignore colors specified on webpages", "Ignore font styles specified on webpages", and "Ignore font sizes specified on webpages". Then click "Ok" and change the fonts to your liking.
For Internet Explorer, click the gear icon at the top-right of your window and then select "Internet Options". Click the "General" tab and then click the "Colors" button under "Appearance". Uncheck "Use Windows Colors" and change the colors to your liking.
For Chrome, search the Chrome Extension Web Store for a suitable extension.
For Firefox, click the "Menu" icon at the top-right of your window (3 horizontal lines) and then select "Preferences". Select "Content" from the left-sidebar. Click "Colors..." in the "Fonts & Colors" section and adjust the colors to your liking.
Lowering your screen resolution may help you keep track of your mouse cursor. Alternatively, most modern operating systems allow you to increase the size of your mouse cursor.
For Windows, click the "Start" menu in the bottom-left corner of your screen and then type "Mouse" (may need to click "Search" first if using Windows 8 or later). Select the "Mouse" option. Click the "Pointers" tab and adjust the size to your liking.
For Mac OS X, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen and go to "System Preferences", then choose "Accessibility", then click "Display". Adjust the "Cursor size" slider to your liking.
For Windows, click the "Start" menu in the bottom-left corner of your screen and then type "Mouse" (may need to click "Search" first if using Windows 8 or later). Select the "Mouse" option. Click the "Pointers" tab and adjust the size to your liking.
For Mac OS X, click the Apple menu in the top-left corner of your screen and go to "System Preferences", then choose "Accessibility", then click "Display". Adjust the "Cursor size" slider to your liking.
| Task | Keys |
| Move forward through items on a page | Tab |
| Move backward through items on a page | Shift + Tab |
| Press a selected button | Spacebar |
| Navigate radio buttons | Arrow keys |
| Select and deselect checkboxes | Spacebar |
| Open a dropdown menu | Alt + Down arrow |
| Go to the previous tab | Ctrl (or Cmd) + Page Up |
| Go to the next tab | Ctrl (or Cmd) + Page Down |
| Go to the top of the page | Home |
| Go to the bottom of the page | End |
| Close the current tab or window | Ctrl (or Cmd) + W |
| Refresh the page | F5 or Cmd + R |
ADA Coordinator
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