Measures to support website accessibility
Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Concord Township’s website.
- Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
- Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
- Organizational measures: Using 4:5:1 color contrast for most text and images, and 3:1 for large text. No text smaller than 14pt type. Text is not justified. Images with text are only used when essential such as branding. Adding descriptive alt text to images. Heading tags used. Provide continual accessibility training for our staff. Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
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. Concord Township’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.
Additional accessibility considerations
Level AAA criteria we applied: Communicating link purpose using icons with text for downloads and external links, underline as well as color change. Consistent navigation using the same menus on all pages.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Concord Township’s website. Please contact Andy Rose, Administrator, if you encounter accessibility barriers on Concord Township’s website.
- Phone: (440) 354-7513
- E-mail: arose@concordtwp.com
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
Concord Township’s website is not compatible with:
- Browsers older than 3 major versions, Mobile operating systems older than 5 years. For example Internet Explorer.
Technical specifications
Accessibility of Concord Township’s 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 and Alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of Concord Township’s website, 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 Concord Township’s website:
Assessment approach
Concord Township assessed the accessibility of Concord Township’s website by the following approaches:
- Self-evaluation