Accessibility Statement

This is an accessibility statement from Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project.

Measures to support accessibility

Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project:

  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
  • Include people with disabilities on our design and development team, in our design personas, and through end-user testing.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project is fully conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.

Additional accessibility considerations

Although our goal is WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance, we have also applied some Level AAA Success Criteria. Where possible, the site confirms to WCAG AAA

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Safari with VoiceOver on Mac
  • Chrome with JAWS on PC
  • Chrome with NVDA on PC

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Assessment approach

Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project assessed the accessibility of Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • End-user testing with members of the disability community using a variety of assistive technologies
  • Employed accessibility quality assurance methods

Accessibility Limitations

The survey forms in our modules generate a page re-load after each question is answered. Some users may need to navigate through repeated elements to reach the next question in the survey. We recommend using the ‘Skip to Content’ link on those pages to reduce keyboard navigation.

Technical Limitations

The embedded interactive elements in the “activities” and “knowledge checks” are currently not reproduceable in the French language. We are exploring alternative ways to deliver this content for the next version of the modules.

There are also some known issues with speech recognition software.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Websites for All: The Inclusive Web Project:

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Date of Publication: July 30, 2021