Orders are typically processed and shipped within 5-10 business days, unless otherwise noted in a pre-order listing.

Pre-order items are clearly identified within each product description. Please note that when you place a pre-order, production is ongoing, and while we provide an estimated delivery time, we cannot guarantee an exact shipping date.

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Shipping is calculated at checkout. We ship worldwide.

You may request a cancellation within 72 hours of placing your order. After this period, the order is confirmed, and Vertical Ledge will have already incurred costs in processing your order. Cancellations will not be accepted beyond the 72-hour window.

We charge a 35% restocking fee for each stand in your order when a return has been approved. Due to the custom nature of our stands, we only accept return requests under the following conditions:

• The customer has contacted customer support within 24 hours of the item being delivered.
• The item is inspected immediately upon delivery. We do not accept returns if the item has been sitting unopened for an extended period; it is the customer’s responsibility to check all items within 24 hours of delivery.
• The items show zero signs of being used at a show, event, or otherwise.
• The refund will be processed within 10 business days of the item being shipped back to Vertical Ledge.
• Vertical Ledge charges a 35% restocking fee for any and each SKU returned, regardless of condition.
• All returns must be pre-approved by Vertical Ledge before they are shipped back.
• Customers are responsible for providing their own return labels and packaging; Vertical Ledge does not supply return labels or boxes.

By placing an order, you agree to these terms. Any attempts to reverse a payment or initiate a chargeback with your bank or payment provider without following this policy will be treated as a breach of contract. Vertical Ledge reserves the right to pursue legal action to recover any lost funds, restocking fees, or additional damages resulting from chargebacks or disputes. Furthermore, any legal costs incurred in recovering such funds or enforcing this policy, including attorney fees, will be the responsibility of the customer.

Additionally, Vertical Ledge reserves the right to take legal action or file counterclaims against any lawsuit that contradicts these agreed-upon terms. By placing an order, you acknowledge that Vertical Ledge is entitled to recover all associated legal costs in the event of any legal disputes initiated by the customer

At Vertical Ledge, we proudly ship worldwide, and shipping rates can be found on the checkout page. Please note, however, that Vertical Ledge does not ship packages under DDP (Delivered Duty Paid) terms. This means that all duties, tariffs, and taxes imposed by your country for imported goods are solely the responsibility of the customer.

Approximately 75% of Vertical Ledge products are manufactured in China, with the remainder produced in the USA. Depending on your country’s customs regulations, you may be required to pay import duties, taxes, or tariffs on goods produced in either the USA or China. Vertical Ledge cannot cover or reimburse any of these fees, and customers are fully responsible for ensuring all necessary payments are made in a timely manner.

Should a package be returned to us due to the customer’s refusal to pay these required duties or taxes, the refund will be considered null and void due to customer negligence. It is the customer’s responsibility to be aware of their country’s import regulations, duties, and taxes before placing an order. To assist in this process, customers may look up current duty or tax rates via Google or contact a customs brokerage for more detailed guidance.

For instance, in Canada, imported goods from the USA or China may incur significant duties and taxes depending on their classification and value. These fees must be paid by the customer, and Vertical Ledge is not responsible for any late fees or additional charges due to delayed payment of these taxes or duties.

By placing an order, you agree that Vertical Ledge is not liable for any costs associated with importing goods, including but not limited to duties, taxes, tariffs, or additional fees incurred due to customer actions or delays. Furthermore, any attempt to file legal action or claims against Vertical Ledge in relation to duties, taxes, or the terms outlined in this policy will be considered a breach of contract. Vertical Ledge reserves the right to pursue legal remedies, including recovery of legal fees, for any such actions taken against the company.

Additionally, by completing a purchase, you acknowledge and agree to these terms and waive any rights to pursue legal action or initiate disputes, including chargebacks, related to international shipping costs, duties, or tariffs. Vertical Ledge is not responsible for delays, additional fees, or any consequences resulting from the failure to comply with your country’s customs regulations.

We strongly advise all customers to ensure they are fully informed about potential import costs before placing an international order. This will help avoid any unexpected charges or complications at the time of delivery.

Due to the nature of these custom stands, all sales are subject to strict policies regarding cancellations, shipping, and damage claims. Please review these terms carefully before completing your purchase.

Cancellation Policy:
You may request a cancellation within 72 hours of placing your order. After this period, the order is confirmed with the shop, and Vertical Ledge will have already incurred costs in time, resources, and materials. Therefore, no cancellations will be accepted after the 72-hour window. By placing an order, you agree to these terms, and any attempts to reverse a payment or initiate a chargeback with your bank or payment provider after this time will be considered a breach of this agreement. Vertical Ledge reserves the right to pursue legal action to recover any disputed funds, legal fees, and damages resulting from such actions.

Shipping and Damage Claim Policy:
Due to shipping insurance requirements and the custom nature of our products, all damage claims must adhere to the following conditions:

1. Filing a Claim: A claim must be filed within 45 days of the shipping label purchase (not the delivery date).
2. Notification to Vertical Ledge: You must notify Vertical Ledge of any damage claims within 72 hours of the package being delivered. Failure to do so will void the claim. There are absolutely no exceptions to this policy. Please inspect your package promptly upon delivery—waiting weeks to open your custom package will result in the forfeiture of your right to file a damage claim.
3. Photo Documentation: For a claim to be processed, you must provide clear photos of the damaged item, along with internal and external packaging. These photos can be submitted via email or mail. If the external packaging (e.g., the box) is damaged and you open the package without documenting the damage first, your claim will be void.
4. Full Unit Photos: You must submit photos of the entire unit, not just the damaged areas, so we can assess the full extent of the damage.
5. Verification: Once a claim is made, you must verify the claim with our third-party insurance provider within 3 business days. Failure to do so will result in the customer being charged for any replacement costs.

Legal and Financial Protections:
By purchasing from Vertical Ledge, you agree to the terms outlined in our cancellation and shipping policies. Any attempt to bypass these terms through chargebacks, lawsuits, or other legal actions will be considered a violation of this agreement. Vertical Ledge reserves the right to pursue legal action, including counterclaims, to recover funds, legal fees, and any associated damages. Additionally, failure to comply with shipping insurance claim requirements will void any rights to compensation or replacement units.

We appreciate your understanding and adherence to these policies, which are in place to ensure fair and efficient service for all customers."

This expanded version covers not only your cancellation and damage claim policies but also legal actions and reversed bank charge claims.

Submit a return request easliy with your customer portal.

Only one discount code can be used per order and cannot be combined with other promotions.

Please be aware that all pre-order purchases with Vertical Ledge are final. We do not accept cancellations, even in the event of unforeseen delays. In the case of any delays, Vertical Ledge offers the option to transfer your pre-paid credit towards another product, but refunds will not be issued.

By placing a pre-order, you acknowledge and agree to these terms. Any attempts to reverse a payment or initiate a chargeback with your bank or payment provider will be considered a breach of this agreement. Vertical Ledge reserves the right to pursue legal action to recover funds or damages resulting from such actions. Additionally, all costs, including legal fees, associated with the recovery of these funds will be the responsibility of the customer.

You may request a cancellation within 72 hours of placing your order. After this period, the order will have been confirmed with the shop, and Vertical Ledge will have already incurred costs in terms of time and resources to process your order. As such, cancellations will no longer be accepted after the 72-hour window.

By placing an order, you agree to these terms and acknowledge that Vertical Ledge has the right to refuse any requests for cancellations beyond the stated time frame. Any attempts to take legal action or file a lawsuit regarding the cancellation policy will be considered a violation of this agreement. Vertical Ledge reserves the right to pursue counterclaims, recover legal fees, and seek damages for any legal actions taken in contradiction to these terms.

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This all depends on the size of your project. We do offer wholesale pricing to certain brands and companies that are willing to put in the MOQ per stand of 20+ of one individual SKU.

Please do reach out and we’d love to chat! Learn more HERE.

We also offer dropshipping to those partners that are interested in selling 5+ units per month to their clients. Must be reselling at approved rate. Please inquire for more information and pricing.

You’ll find several football, oval, or irregular shaped patches in either side of Baltic birch. Even the highest grade of Baltic birch allows for patches. While at first glance they might seem unsightly, they’re indeed correcting a worse problem that you wouldn’t like any better – such as knots or discoloration. Fortunately, patches are color matched, so they blend as best as they can to the surrounding areas.

Staining the stands is perfectly fine- check out YouTube videos on how to stain Baltic-Birch Plywood and you have everything you need to know. We do not advise our customers to stain the stands.

We do not encourage our clients to paint the stands as the tolerances might be ruined deeming the stands too tight a fit to easily be assembled and disassemble. That being said, we have not personally tried painting the stands and if we do- we will upload a video on how to do so effectively.

For wood Protection and care:

Bee Wax 

This is ideal for the front and back- be warned that it will make the RAW edges darker or more rich in color 

For windy areas:

Tent Weights

For areas that you need to secure from wind 

Usually required at outdoor markets anyways

Can we secured with string to the bottom of the board through peg holes

Again, peg boards are not recommended for windy areas

Tent Side Walls

Help break the wind with side walls 

Not guaranteed to help prevent falling over 

Was recommended by other artisans with our stands

For rainy areas: 

Rubber Bumper Option 1

Plastic heavy duty bummers- best recommended by VL team

Rubber Bumper Option 2 

Screw in very very gently to not split the wood layers-

Expert in wood option (would not recommend for someone who is not handy in wood crafts)

We are located in Woodinville Washington about 30 minutes northeart of Seattle.

If you are in town and wish to see something in person, please reach out.

Yes, please inquire about a good time. You can schedule a time for a warehouse pick-up or select porch pick-up from our home address in North Bothell, 98012

Privacy policy

Last updated: September 18, 2024

This Privacy Policy describes how Vertical Ledge (the "Site", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit, use our services, or make a purchase from verticalledge.com (the "Site") or otherwise communicate with us regarding the Site (collectively, the "Services"). For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "you" and "your" means you as the user of the Services, whether you are a customer, website visitor, or another individual whose information we have collected pursuant to this Privacy Policy.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site, update the "Last updated" date and take any other steps required by applicable law.

How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

To provide the Services, we collect and have collected over the past 12 months personal information about you from a variety of sources, as set out below. The information that we collect and use varies depending on how you interact with us.

In addition to the specific uses set out below, we may use information we collect about you to communicate with you, provide or improve or improve the Services, comply with any applicable legal obligations, enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

What Personal Information We Collect

The types of personal information we obtain about you depends on how you interact with our Site and use our Services. When we use the term "personal information", we are referring to information that identifies, relates to, describes or can be associated with you. The following sections describe the categories and specific types of personal information we collect.

Information We Collect Directly from You

Information that you directly submit to us through our Services may include:

• Contact details including your name, address, phone number, and email.
• Order information including your name, billing address, shipping address, payment confirmation, email address, and phone number.
• Account information including your username, password, security questions and other information used for account security purposes.
• Shopping information including the items you view, put in your cart, saved into your account like loyalty points, reviews, referrals or gift cards, or purchases.
• Customer support information including the information you choose to include in communications with us, for example, when sending a message through the Services.

Some features of the Services may require you to directly provide us with certain information about yourself. You may elect not to provide this information, but doing so may prevent you from using or accessing these features.

Information We Collect about Your Usage

We may also automatically collect certain information about your interaction with the Services ("Usage Data"). To do this, we may use cookies, pixels and similar technologies ("Cookies"). Usage Data may include information about how you access and use our Site and your account, including device information, browser information, information about your network connection, your IP address and other information regarding your interaction with the Services.

Information We Obtain from Third Parties

Finally, we may obtain information about you from third parties, including from vendors and service providers who may collect information on our behalf, such as:

• Companies who support our Site and Services, such as Shopify.
• Our payment processors, who collect payment information (e.g., bank account, credit or debit card information, billing address) to process your payment in order to fulfill your orders and provide you with products or services you have requested, in order to perform our contract with you.
• When you visit our Site, open or click on emails we send you, or interact with our Services or advertisements, we, or third parties we work with, may automatically collect certain information using online tracking technologies such as pixels, web beacons, software developer kits, third-party libraries, and cookies.

Any information we obtain from third parties will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Also see the section below, Third Party Websites and Links.

How We Use Your Personal Information

• Providing Products and Services. We use your personal information to provide you with the Services in order to perform our contract with you, including to process your payments, fulfill your orders, to send notifications to you related to your account, purchases, returns, exchanges or other transactions, to create, maintain and otherwise manage your account, to arrange for shipping, facilitate any returns and exchanges and other features and functionalities related to your account. We may also enhance your shopping experience by enabling Shopify to match your account with other Shopify services that you may choose to use. In this case, Shopify will process your information as set forth in its Privacy Policy and Consumer Privacy Policy.
• Marketing and Advertising. We may use your personal information for marketing and promotional purposes, such as to send marketing, advertising and promotional communications by email, text message or postal mail, and to show you advertisements for products or services. This may include using your personal information to better tailor the Services and advertising on our Site and other websites. If you are an EEA resident, the legal basis for these data processing activities is our legitimate interest in selling our products, according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
• Security and Fraud Prevention. We use your personal information to detect, investigate or take action regarding possible fraudulent, illegal or malicious activity. If you choose to use the Services and register an account, you are responsible for keeping your account credentials safe. We highly recommend that you do not share your username, password, or other access details with anyone else. If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us immediately. If you are an EEA resident, the legal basis for these data processing activities is our legitimate interest in keeping our website secure for you and other customers, according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.
• Communicating with You and Service Improvement. We use your personal information to provide you with customer support and improve our Services. This is in our legitimate interests in order to be responsive to you, to provide effective services to you, and to maintain our business relationship with you according to Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR.

Cookies

Like many websites, we use Cookies on our Site. For specific information about the Cookies that we use related to powering our store with Shopify, see https://www.shopify.com/legal/cookies. We use Cookies to power and improve our Site and our Services (including to remember your actions and preferences), to run analytics and better understand user interaction with the Services (in our legitimate interests to administer, improve and optimize the Services). We may also permit third parties and services providers to use Cookies on our Site to better tailor the services, products and advertising on our Site and other websites.

Most browsers automatically accept Cookies by default, but you can choose to set your browser to remove or reject Cookies through your browser controls. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking Cookies can negatively impact your user experience and may cause some of the Services, including certain features and general functionality, to work incorrectly or no longer be available. Additionally, blocking Cookies may not completely prevent how we share information with third parties such as our advertising partners.

Please note that while your browser may allow you to transmit a “do not track” signal, like many websites, our Site is not designed to respond to such signals. To learn more about “do not track” signals, you can visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com/.

How We Disclose Personal Information

In certain circumstances, we may disclose your personal information to third parties for contract fulfillment purposes, legitimate purposes and other reasons subject to this Privacy Policy. Such circumstances may include:

• With vendors or other third parties who perform services on our behalf (e.g., IT management, payment processing, data analytics, customer support, cloud storage, fulfillment and shipping).
• With business and marketing partners, including Shopify, to provide services and advertise to you. For example, we use Shopify to support personalized advertising with third-party services. Our business and marketing partners will use your information in accordance with their own privacy notices.
• When you direct, request us or otherwise consent to our disclosure of certain information to third parties, such as to ship you products or through your use of social media widgets or login integrations, with your consent.
• With our affiliates or otherwise within our corporate group, in our legitimate interests to run a successful business.
• In connection with a business transaction such as a merger or bankruptcy, to comply with any applicable legal obligations (including to respond to subpoenas, search warrants and similar requests), to enforce any applicable terms of service, and to protect or defend the Services, our rights, and the rights of our users or others.

We have in the past 12 months disclosed the following categories of personal information and sensitive personal information about users for the purposes set out above in "How we Collect and Use your Personal Information" and "How we Disclose Personal Information":

CategoryCategories of Recipients

• Identifiers such as basic contact details and certain order and account information
• Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute such as basic contact details and certain order and account information
• Commercial information such as order information, shopping information and customer support information
• Internet or other similar network activity, such as Usage Data
• Geolocation data such as locations determined by an IP address or other technical measures
• Vendors and third parties who perform services on our behalf (such as Internet service providers, payment processors, fulfillment partners, customer support partners and data analytics providers)
• Business and marketing partners
• Affiliates

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information without your consent or for the purposes of inferring characteristics about you.

User Generated Content

The Services may enable you to post product reviews and other user-generated content. If you choose to submit user generated content to any public area of the Services, this content will be public and accessible by anyone.

We do not control who will have access to the information that you choose to make available to others, and cannot ensure that parties who have access to such information will respect your privacy or keep it secure. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of any information that you make publicly available, or for the accuracy, use or misuse of any information that you disclose or receive from third parties.

Third Party Websites and Links

Our Site may provide links to websites or other online platforms operated by third parties. If you follow links to sites not affiliated or controlled by us, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for the privacy or security of such sites, including the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of information found on these sites. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, including information you share on third-party social networking platforms may also be viewable by other users of the Services and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use by us or by a third party. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators, except as disclosed on the Services.

Children's Data

The Services are not intended to be used by children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information about children. If you are the parent or guardian of a child who has provided us with their personal information, you may contact us using the contact details set out below to request that it be deleted.

As of the Effective Date of this Privacy Policy, we do not have actual knowledge that we “share” or “sell” (as those terms are defined in applicable law) personal information of individuals under 16 years of age.

Security and Retention of Your Information

Please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” In addition, any information you send to us may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use insecure channels to communicate sensitive or confidential information to us.

How long we retain your personal information depends on different factors, such as whether we need the information to maintain your account, to provide the Services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce other applicable contracts and policies.

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights listed below in relation to your personal information. However, these rights are not absolute, may apply only in certain circumstances and, in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.

• Right to Access / Know: You may have a right to request access to personal information that we hold about you, including details relating to the ways in which we use and share your information.
• Right to Delete: You may have a right to request that we delete personal information we maintain about you.
• Right to Correct: You may have a right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information we maintain about you.
• Right of Portability: You may have a right to receive a copy of the personal information we hold about you and to request that we transfer it to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.
• Restriction of Processing: You may have the right to ask us to stop or restrict our processing of personal information.
• Withdrawal of Consent: Where we rely on consent to process your personal information, you may have the right to withdraw this consent.
• Appeal: You may have a right to appeal our decision if we decline to process your request. You can do so by replying directly to our denial.
• Managing Communication Preferences: We may send you promotional emails, and you may opt out of receiving these at any time by using the unsubscribe option displayed in our emails to you. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as those about your account or orders that you have made.

You may exercise any of these rights where indicated on our Site or by contacting us using the contact details provided below.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. We may need to collect information from you to verify your identity, such as your email address or account information, before providing a substantive response to the request. In accordance with applicable laws, you may designate an authorized agent to make requests on your behalf to exercise your rights. Before accepting such a request from an agent, we will require that the agent provide proof you have authorized them to act on your behalf, and we may need you to verify your identity directly with us. We will respond to your request in a timely manner as required under applicable law.

We use Shopify's ad services such as Shopify Audiences to help personalize the advertising you see on third party websites. To opt out of personalized advertising with third-party services supported by Shopify, visit https://privacy.shopify.com/en.

Complaints

If you have complaints about how we process your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided below. If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint, depending on where you live you may have the right to appeal our decision by contacting us using the contact details set out below, or lodge your complaint with your local data protection authority. For the EEA, you can find a list of the responsible data protection supervisory authorities here.

International Users

Please note that we may transfer, store and process your personal information outside the country you live in. Your personal information is also processed by staff and third party service providers and partners in these countries.

If we transfer your personal information out of Europe, we will rely on recognized transfer mechanisms like the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses, or any equivalent contracts issued by the relevant competent authority of the UK, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined to provide an adequate level of protection.

Contact

Should you have any questions about our privacy practices or this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to exercise any of the rights available to you, please call or email us at white.sydney@outlook.com or contact us at 17813 29th Dr SE, 29th DR SE, Bothell, WA, 98012, US.

For the purpose of applicable data protection laws and if not explicitly stated otherwise, we are the data controller of your personal information.

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We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the broadest possible audience, regardless of ability.

To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.

This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.

Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.

If you wish to contact the website’s owner please use the following email sydney@verticalledge.com

Screen-reader and keyboard navigation

Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers can read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements:

• Screen-reader optimization:
  we run a process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others.
  
  Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images. It provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts embedded within the image using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
  
  These adjustments are compatible with popular screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack.
• Keyboard navigation optimization:
  The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.
  
  Additionally, keyboard users will find content-skip menus available at any time by clicking Alt+2, or as the first element of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, not allowing the focus to drift outside.
  
  Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Disability profiles supported on our website

• Epilepsy Safe Profile: this profile enables people with epilepsy to safely use the website by eliminating the risk of seizures resulting from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
• Vision Impaired Profile: this profile adjusts the website so that it is accessible to the majority of visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
• Cognitive Disability Profile: this profile provides various assistive features to help users with cognitive disabilities such as Autism, Dyslexia, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements more easily.
• ADHD Friendly Profile: this profile significantly reduces distractions and noise to help people with ADHD, and Neurodevelopmental disorders browse, read, and focus on the essential elements more easily.
• Blind Users Profile (Screen-readers): this profile adjusts the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is installed on the blind user’s computer, and this site is compatible with it.
• Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.

Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments

• Font adjustments
  users can increase and decrease its size, change its family (type), adjust the spacing, alignment, line height, and more.
• Color adjustments
  users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds with over seven different coloring options.
• Animations
  epileptic users can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
• Content highlighting
  users can choose to emphasize essential elements such as links and titles. They can also choose to highlight focused or hovered elements only.
• Audio muting
  users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
• Cognitive disorders
  we utilize a search engine linked to Wikipedia and Wiktionary, allowing people with cognitive disorders to decipher meanings of phrases, initials, slang, and others.
• Additional functions
  we allow users to change cursor color and size, use a printing mode, enable a virtual keyboard, and many other functions.

Assistive technology and browser compatibility

We aim to support as many browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS, and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and MAC users.

Notes, comments, and feedback

Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating, improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility following technological advancements. If you wish to contact the website’s owner, please use the following email sydney@verticalledge.com