Accessibility

Every guest at Hamilton Hotel Washington, D.C. deserves excellence in accommodation, superb amenities, and extraordinary service. That is why we’ve implemented a host of accessibility features—both in our rooms and facility-wide—to ensure the comfort and mobility of all. Should any of our guests require a bit more assistance in order to get the most out of their stay, we will always do our best to accommodate your every need.

Hamilton Hotel (sometimes hereinafter referred to as “Hotel”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is dedicated to providing exceptional service to guests of all abilities. We strive to provide online content that provides an excellent user experience for visitors of all abilities, using any type of assistive technology to access the website.

We base our website accessibility standards on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, level A + AA success criteria. In addition, we actively work to maintain, assess and improve the usability and accessibility of our website through training of our personnel, engagement of experts and regular testing of our digital accessibility.

Digital Accessibility Compliance Guidelines and Goals

We follow the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines, which are in line with our philosophy of promoting usability for people of all abilities. In accordance with WCAG 2.1 AA-Level Compliance, our website strives to meet four core principles known by the acronym POUR.

Perceivable: This includes providing alternatives to non-text content and alternatives to time-based media.
Operable: We ensure the website is compatible with users’ browsing methods.
Understandable: Our content and information on all amenities is provided in a clear, concise way that avoids ambiguity.
Robust: A wide range of technologies can be used to access our site content.

Continuous Digital Monitoring

Our site undergoes real time monitoring and multiple scans per day to detect any accessibility errors that may arise due to the addition of updated content or website code. The site is continually evaluated using accessibility monitoring tools and assistive technology.

Our team of accessibility experts manually investigates each error that may appear and applies an appropriate remedy in order to ensure the site’s functionality is available to the most diverse range of users possible. Data results of scans are recorded in long-term logs so that we are able to access a snapshot of the accessibility score of the website at any given time.

We Welcome Feedback

If you experience any difficulty accessing or navigating our websites or have any accessibility-related questions or comments, we are listening. Please contact us at [email protected] with a description of the issue you encountered and your contact information. Your experience matters to us.

The Hamilton Hotel Washington DC website may contain material from social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube, which are used to share additional content about our property, facilities, and services. These third-party sites may have accessibility issues that are beyond our control. We invite you to review further public accessibility information directly from Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.

Accessible Features and Amenities

Hamilton Hotel Washington DC is ADA compliant in accordance with the construction statutes of the Department of Justice 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. We welcome guests of all abilities. Our property descriptions aim to allow any visitor to make an informed decision on whether the hotel is an appropriate choice for their needs.

Parking

Van-accessible self-parking

Wheelchair-accessible parking spaces

Ramp access to hotel, bar, lounge, and restaurant

Parking drop-off adjacent to entrance

Accessible Areas

Hotel entrance

All entrances/doorways

Registration Desk

Concierge Desk

Business Center

Public restrooms

Restaurant

Elevator access to all floors

ADA-compliant elevators

Elevator-adjacent accessible rooms

Guest Room Details

Wheelchair-accessible rooms available

ADA-compliant access routes

Accessible door locks, heating, cooling, and lighting controls

Rearrangeable furniture layouts

Grab bars and elevated toilets available

Adequate clear turning space in bathrooms

Tub with grab bars

Portable bathtub seats

Handheld shower with hose

Built-in shower transfer seats

Handrails

Roll-in showers

Safety bar in shower

Bathroom doors open outwards in accessible rooms

Accessible bathroom controls