Accessibility Statement

Accessibility adjustments on this site

Accessibility Statement for [Your Website Name]

[Your Company Name] is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

We believe that everyone deserves to live with dignity, equality, comfort, and independence, and we are dedicated to making our website's content accessible and user-friendly to all.

Measures to Support Accessibility

[Your Company Name] takes the following measures to ensure accessibility on [Your Website Name]:

• Include accessibility as part of our mission.

• Integrate accessibility into our design and development processes.

• Provide regular accessibility training for our staff.

• Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.

• Welcome feedback from our users to help us improve.

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.

[Your Website Name] is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. "Partially conformant" means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

[Note: "Partially conformant" is the safest and most honest claim for most businesses. If you have had a professional audit and been certified as "Fully conformant," you can state that. Do not claim "Fully conformant" unless you are 100% certain.]

Feedback & Contact Information

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of [Your Website Name]. If you encounter accessibility barriers, have difficulty viewing or navigating the content, or notice any content, feature, or functionality that you believe is not fully accessible to people with disabilities, please let us know.

• Email: [Your Accessibility/Customer Service Email Address]

• Phone: [Your Customer Service Phone Number]

• Contact Form: [Link to your website's contact form]

We take your feedback seriously and will consider it as we evaluate ways to accommodate all of our customers and our overall accessibility policies.

Known Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of [Your Website Name], there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for [Your Website Name]:

• [Example 1: Third-Party Content]: Our site may use third-party applications or widgets, such as [e.g., a specific review plugin, payment processor, or social media feed]. We cannot control the accessibility of this content, but we have made an effort to choose accessible third-party tools where possible.

• [Example 2: Video Content]: Some of our older videos may not have complete captions or audio descriptions. We are working to update this content and will ensure all new videos meet accessibility standards.

• [Example 3: PDF Documents]: Some older documents, such as [e.g., archived lab reports], are in PDF format and may not be fully accessible to screen reader users. If you need assistance accessing the information in these documents, please contact us, and we will be happy to provide the content in an alternative format.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of [Your Website Name] 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

​

[Your Company Name] assessed the accessibility of [Your Website Name] by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation: We regularly test the site internally using assistive technologies like screen readers and keyboard-only navigation.

• [Optional - if true]: External evaluation: We have engaged [Name of accessibility firm] to conduct an external audit of our website and to provide recommendations for improvement.

This statement was created on [Date] and last updated on [Date].