Accessibility

General information and accessibility statement for www.halldeslumieres.com

Culturespaces is committed to making its websites accessible to all users, including people with disabilities. In the United States, this commitment is governed by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq.) and its implementing regulation, 28 C.F.R. Part 36, which require places of public accommodation to give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to enjoy the goods, services and facilities they offer, including those offered online.

The Hall des Lumières is located at 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007. In addition to federal law, the New York State Human Rights Law (N.Y. Exec. Law § 296) and the New York City Human Rights Law (N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 8-107) therefore prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodation, including the services they offer online.

U.S. federal law does not currently set a mandatory technical standard for the websites of private businesses. As the U.S. Department of Justice states in its guidance on web accessibility and the ADA, covered businesses have flexibility in how they meet the general requirements of non-discrimination and effective communication. Culturespaces has therefore adopted the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), as its reference standard.

To achieve the best possible outcome, accessibility is taken into account by all the teams involved (functional and graphic design, development, content contribution, etc.) throughout the creation and maintenance of our websites and mobile applications.

This accessibility statement applies to the website www.halldeslumieres.com, operated by Culturespaces for the Hall des Lumières, 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007, in both its English and French versions. This website has not yet been assessed against WCAG 2.1, Level AA.

What is digital accessibility?

Digital accessibility means making online content and services usable by everyone, whatever their functional limitations (visual, auditory, motor, cognitive, etc.). It involves designing and adapting websites so that they can be navigated and understood using assistive technologies such as screen readers, speech-recognition software and other aids.

Digital accessibility is therefore a set of rules and good practices covering functional, visual, technical and editorial aspects. Following these rules and practices helps ensure that digital media (websites, mobile applications, PDF documents, etc.) are accessible to people with disabilities.

For more information on the WCAG and on digital accessibility good practices, see the WCAG 2.1 guidelines and the resources published by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).

Conformance status

The website www.halldeslumieres.com is currently non-conformant with WCAG 2.1, Level AA, because no audit has yet been carried out to assess its level of conformance precisely. “Non-conformant” means that the content has not been evaluated against the standard and that accessibility barriers may be present.

An accessibility audit is underway. This statement will be updated as soon as the audit results are available, and will then set out the known limitations and the remediation plan.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared on on August 25, 2026.
Culturespaces undertakes to keep this statement up to date in line with technical developments and user feedback.

Feedback and contact information

If you experience difficulty accessing any content or service on this website, please contact us. We are available to answer your questions, direct you to an accessible alternative, provide content in another format, and take any suggestion for improvement into account.

Email us at: info@hdlnyc.com
Call us at +1 332-242-8810 (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.) for assistance with events booking.
Write to us at: Hall des Lumières, 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007.

We undertake to respond to your feedback within 5 business days and to take the measures needed to improve the accessibility of our website.

Enforcement procedure

If our response is not satisfactory, you may report the matter to the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, through its online reporting portal, or call the ADA Information Line on 800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-833-610-1264 (TTY).

Because the Hall des Lumières is located in New York City, you may also file a report with the New York State Division of Human Rights or with the New York City Commission on Human Rights