Website Accessibility Policy
Accessibility Statement
We are committed to making our website accessible to all individuals, including those with disabilities. We aim to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA and Level AAA compliance as practicable to ensure that our website is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.
Accessibility Features of this Website
Screen Readers: Our website is compatible with screen reading software to assist visitors who are visually impaired or blind.
Code Compliance: Our site was built using code that is compliant with W3C standards for HTML and CSS. This ensures that the site displays correctly in current browsers and will continue to do so in the future.
Text Alternative: With the exception of decorative imagery, all non-text content presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose. Screen readers can then present this alternate information to the user in place of the image.
ARIA Landmarks: We use ARIA landmarks to identify regions of the page, allowing those with screen readers to jump to different sections of the page.
Skip to Main Content: Our pages all contain a “skip to main content” link, allowing users to jump directly to the page’s main content, avoiding the header content from being read aloud repeatedly.
Accessible Forms: Our forms have the proper markup to associate labels with their form controls, making it easier for screen readers to present the form information to the user.
Headings and Lists: We use the proper markup for headings and lists, i.e., h1-h6 and ol, ul, and dl for lists. This allows assistive technologies to present the heading status of text to a user.
CSS: We use CSS to control the visual presentation of text. This allows users to modify, via the user agent, the visual characteristics of the text to meet their requirements.
Resizing Text: Text can be resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent without loss of content or functionality.
Raster Images: We avoid the use of text in raster images, allowing user agents to read aloud any text on the page and apply custom style sheets to make the text more legible.
Keyboard Interface: The site is designed with consideration for people unable to use a mouse. The website can be navigated using your computer’s keyboard or by using other assistive devices.
Flashing Content: Web pages do not contain anything that flashes more than three times in any one second period, or the flash is below the general flash and red flash thresholds.
Page Titles: Our web pages have titles that describe the topic or purpose. Descriptive titles help users find content, orient themselves within it, and navigate through it.
Locating Content: More than one way is available to locate a Web page within a set of Web pages. We provide menus and a sitemap, making it possible for users to locate content in a manner that best meets their needs.
Highlighting: The majority of our website components allow for highlighting by the user agent when they receive focus.
Default Language: The default human language of each web page is english but can be programmatically determined.
Component Focus: When any of our components receive focus, they do not initiate a change of context.
Consistent Navigation: We have a consistent navigation across our web pages. This technique makes the placement of navigational components more predictable.
Form Input Errors: In forms, if an input error is automatically detected, the item that is in error is identified, and the error is described to the user in text.
Proper Coding: Elements have complete start and end tags, elements are nested according to their specifications, elements do not contain duplicate attributes, and any IDs are unique.
Portable Document Format (PDFs): Some documents on this website are in PDF format.
Although we make every effort to comply with the recognized principles and best practices for accessibility and usability, there may be some areas of the website where it is not possible to do so.
We are committed to achieving Level AA and Level AAA conformance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, as far as practicable.
If you have any feedback regarding the accessibility of this website, or if you are experiencing difficulty accessing any part of this site, please contact us right away. We welcome your input.