Accessibility and Website Disclaimer

Public Authority of The Disabled is committed in making the website accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. Our goal is to provide an accessible website that conforms to Section 508 Guidelines and the World Wide Web Consortium's Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA. Some existing content may not be in compliance, and some content may meet only the minimum required compliance standards. This will be resolved as we continue our efforts to monitor and maintain acceptable compliance levels.

We continue to make every effort to test the website and to remove barriers that prevent persons with disabilities from interacting with or accessing information made available on our website. If we become aware of content that does not conform to the WCAG 2.0 Level AA standards, we will make reasonable good faith efforts to make the content conform to the standards. While we strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website, particularly as it relates to content by third parties. Public Authority of The Disabled is not responsible for ensuring that third-party content, software/tools, widgets, Add-ins, APIs, etc., which are not owned by ‘Public Authority of The Disabled but are otherwise located on or linked to the Public Authority of The Disabled Website, conform to WCAG 2.0 Level AA, and shall not be liable if they are inaccessible to individuals with disabilities.

While this policy does provide the standard for individuals with disabilities to access Web-based information, this policy cannot anticipate every accessibility need, due to known limitations of existing technology. There may be other circumstances, independent of technology that may limit the accessibility of the Public Authority of The Disabled.

Ongoing Efforts to Ensure Accessible Content:

Public Authority of The Disabled uses the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 as its guiding principle. As we develop new pages and functionality, the principles of accessible design and development are an integral part of conception and realization.

We continually test content and features for WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance and remediate any issues to ensure we meet or exceed the standards. Testing of our digital content is performed by our accessibility experts using automated testing, screen readers, a color contrast analyzer, keyboard-only navigation techniques, and a variety of bookmarklets.

Summary of Accessibility Features:

Navigational aids are provided on all pages. Skip navigation links have been incorporated to facilitate keyboard navigation and to bypass groups of links on a page and jump directly to main content
The title attribute has been used to make linked text more meaningful or to indicate if the link opens a new browser window
Structural markup to indicate headings and lists has been provided to aid in page comprehension
Forms are associated with labels and instructions on filling in forms are available to screen reader users
Table navigation instructions are provided, and all data cells are associated with their headers

How Can We Help?

We welcome any comments, questions, or feedback on our site. If you notice aspects of our site that aren’t working for you or your assistive technology, to contact us use the contact us form.

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