Accessibility Statement

Measures to support accessibility

Access Gallery takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

 

• Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices

• Appoint an accessibility subject matter expert

• Dedicate time to learn about accessibility and continuously improve the site to provide an inclusive experience

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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. Access Gallery’s website 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. 

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Access Gallery relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer. These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used:

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• HTML

• WAI-ARIA

• CSS

• JavaScript

Feedback

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Access Gallery’s website, there may be some limitations. We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers by emailing us at amy@accessgallery.org. 

Thank you for your patience as we continuously work on making our site better.

 

Limitations and alternatives

 

Below is a description of known limitations, which we are working to address. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

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Known limitations for Access Gallery’s website:

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• Main navigation: When using a screen reader, the main navigation does not announce as a navigation. It is also limited in how the user can navigate through it using a keyboard.

• Forms: The forms currently on our site are widgets and have limitations on how we can customize each individual part to be more accessible.

• Links that open in a new window: Some links that open in a new window do not have disclaimers that they do so.