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Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

This website is designed with the goal of being inclusive and accessible to all users, including individuals with disabilities. Accessibility is an ongoing effort and updates are made to improve usability for everyone. For assistance or to provide feedback, contact: [Enable JavaScript to view contact info].

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are an internationally recognized set of technical standards and recommendations for websites. WCAG uses four accessibility principles known as POUR: Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust. POUR principles help ensure website accessibility by making content and user interface components perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust enough to be compatible with different devices and assistive technologies.

The list of technical features and design implementations, informed by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, highlights some of the ways this site supports digital accessibility.

Technical Features and Design

Perceivable

  • Alternative text for all meaningful images
  • Semantic HTML markup for clear content structure
  • Logical heading structure to aid navigation
  • Information and actions are not distinguished by color alone
  • Sufficient contrast between text and its background for readability
  • Support for text resizing to 200% without loss of content or functionality
  • Responsive design for compatibility across devices and screen sizes

Operable

  • Keyboard accessibility and operability
  • “Skip to main content” link to bypass the navigation menu
  • Sequential focus order to preserve meaningful and operable navigation
  • Descriptive link text to convey the purpose of the link
  • HTML sitemap to provide an alternative means of navigation
  • Visible focus indicator to appear on elements receiving keyboard focus
  • Focus indicators are not obscured by other content

Understandable

  • Language attribute specified for assistive technologies and correct text rendering
  • Clear and consistent navigation to find content more predictably

Robust

  • Valid HTML to maximize compatibility with assistive technologies and browsers
  • Basic ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) labels for assistive technologies