This website
The site is built to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA. In practice:
- A "skip to the page" link is the first thing a keyboard reaches
- Navigation, buttons and form fields work with a keyboard alone and show a visible focus outline
- Every form field has a written label, and optional fields say they are optional
- Text and background colours are chosen for contrast, including the yellow sign-style header
- Every illustration carries alternative text and a caption saying it is an illustration
- Tables have header rows, so screen readers can announce the columns
- No autoplaying video, sound or animation
- The Google map on the home page loads only when you press its button, so nobody lands inside an unexpected frame
- Pages fit a 360-pixel phone screen without sideways scrolling
Known gaps
- The road schematic on the home page is a drawing with a text description. The same information is written out on the getting here page, which is the better version for a screen reader.
- Google Maps frames come from Google and follow Google's own accessibility.
- A few tables are wide. On a small screen they scroll sideways inside their own box rather than pushing the page.
What the hotel publishes
The hotel's page lists "Accessibility" among its amenity headings, beside internet, room service and parking. On 31 October 2026 we found no public detail beyond that heading: no count of accessible rooms, no description of bathrooms, roll-in showers, grab bars or visual alarms, and nothing about access to the waterpark or the showroom. That does not mean those features are missing — only that they are not described online.
How to get the details
Put your needs in the notes field of a room request as specifically as possible: "roll-in shower", "room close to the elevator", "visual fire alarm", "accessible parking near the entrance". The desk asks the hotel and writes back with the answer before anything is booked. On the day itself, the front desk answers 24/7 on (403) 236-7529.
Getting around the area
The district around the hotel is built for cars. Google Maps' transit route from downtown ends with a short walk from the stop on 114 Avenue SE at 35 Street SE. Calgary Transit publishes its own accessibility information for buses, trains and Access Calgary on its accessibility page; read it before relying on the bus.
Feedback
If something on this site fails with your browser, screen reader or keyboard, write to hello@deerfoottrailstays.com with the page address. Fixing the site itself is one promise the desk can keep in full.