Lutheran West is committed to providing digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for all site visitors and applying the relevant accessibility standards. Lutheran West has taken careful measures to ensure an excellent user experience, regardless of the assistive technology being used to access this site.
CERTIFICATE & CONFORMANCE STATUS
This is to confirm that this site has been reviewed by software developers and remediated to meet standards set by the WCAG 2.1 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1) at the AA level. The WCAG 2.1 AA level covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible. WCAG 2.1 AA level guidelines include specific details on how to develop accessible Web content. This statement certifies that specific techniques were met for the Success Criterion detailed by WCAG. As a result, this website’s content has been made more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities, including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, learning disabilities, cognitive limitations, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity and combinations of thereof. By implementing and adhering to these guidelines, this website’s web content has also become more usable to users in general.
MEASURES TAKEN TO MAKE THIS WEBSITE MORE ACCESSIBLE
A team of developers, designers and content accessibility experts has reviewed, remediated and tested this website by performing multi-layered accessibility testing and analysis of the new and updated accessibility measures and web content. As part of the process to make this website more accessible, adjustments were made which include JavaScript & CSS work. The process also included accessibility modifications for assistive technologies (e.g. NVDA, JAWS etc.).
COMPATIBILITY WITH BROWSERS AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Our goal is to be able to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible. We have therefore invested efforts to support popular systems with high market share, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari. We have also addressed JAWS and NVDA assistive technologies for Windows and MAC.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Accessibility of this website 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.
LIMITATIONS, ALTERNATIVES AND DISCLAIMERS
Despite our efforts to ensure accessibility of this website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known and possible limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
USE OF THIRD-PARTY SITES & COMPONENTS
When 3rd party components or websites are used on the website, such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, HubSpot, chats and others, which are not controlled by us, may present challenges for individuals with disabilities that we are not able to remedy.
Here are samples of Accessibility Policies provided from some 3rd party sites:
Instagram Accessibility Policy
FEEDBACK
Despite our efforts to make site browsing accessible for people with disabilities, some pages may not yet be accessible, or the appropriate technological solution has not yet been found. It is possible that some pages or sections on this website have human mistakes for a variety of reasons. We are dedicated to keep improving the accessibility features and interface of our product. If you notice something wrong, we encourage you to reach out to us at [email protected].