{"id":10724,"date":"2023-06-27T11:40:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T11:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/?page_id=10724"},"modified":"2023-06-27T12:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T12:32:29","slug":"accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prose\">\n<h2>Accessibility Statement for Samarthanam website<\/h2>\n<p>This is an accessibility statement from Samarthanam.<\/p>\n<h3>Measures to support accessibility<\/h3>\n<p>Samarthanam takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Samarthanam:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"organizational-effort accessibility-measures\">\n<li>Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conformance status<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/standards-guidelines\/wcag\/\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)<\/a> 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. Samarthanam 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.<\/p>\n<h3>Feedback<\/h3>\n<p>We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Samarthanam website.<br \/>\nPlease let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Samarthanam website:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"basic-information feedback h-card\">\n<li>Phone:<br \/>\n<span class=\"phone-number p-tel\">+91-9449864691<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>E-mail:<br \/>\n<a class=\"email u-email\" href=\"mailto:sunil@samarthanam.org\">sunil@samarthanam.org<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Postal Address:<br \/>\n<span class=\"postal-address p-adr\">Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled &#8211; CA 39, 15th Cross, 16th main, Sector 4, HSR Layout, Bangalore \ufffd 560102<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We try to respond to feedback within 1 business day.<\/p>\n<h3>Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology<\/h3>\n<p>Samarthanam website is designed to be compatible with:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"technical-information compatible-environments\">\n<li>Chrome browser with NVDA on Windows 10<\/li>\n<li>Safari browser with VoiceOver on iOS<\/li>\n<li>Chrome browser with Keyboard Operability on Windows 10<\/li>\n<li>Chrome browser with Browser Zooming on Windows 10<\/li>\n<li>Colour Contrast Compatibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Technical specifications<\/h3>\n<p>Accessibility of Samarthanam 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:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"technical-information technologies-used\">\n<li>HTML<\/li>\n<li>WAI-ARIA<\/li>\n<li>CSS<\/li>\n<li>JavaScript<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.<\/p>\n<h3>Limitations and alternatives<\/h3>\n<p>Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Samarthanam website, there may be some limitations. Few items are not owned by Samarthanam, and are controlled by a third party, and hence might have certain sections with accessibility compliance issues as per WCAG. We are working towards having the accessibility of these items enhanced, or finding a more accessible alternative for the same. They have been mentioned below. Please contact us if you observe any item not listed:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"technical-information accessibility-limitations\">\n<li>YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Contact Form 7<\/li>\n<li>Google reCAPTCHA<\/li>\n<li>CC Avenue<\/li>\n<li>Envira Gallery<\/li>\n<li>Fancybox<\/li>\n<li>Photo Gallery by 10Web<\/li>\n<li>Tidio Chat<\/li>\n<li>UI Datepicker<\/li>\n<li>JQuery UI Datepicker<\/li>\n<li>FlexSlider<\/li>\n<li>Google Maps<\/li>\n<li>Owl Carousel<\/li>\n<li>Plyr<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Assessment approach<\/h3>\n<p>Samarthanam assessed the accessibility of Samarthanam website by the following approaches:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"technical-information assessment-approaches\">\n<li>External evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Formal complaints<\/h3>\n<p class=\"complaints\">Please reach out to us by writing at sunil@samarthanam.org.<\/p>\n<h2>Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Samarthanam-VPAT.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samarthanam VPAT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pivotalaccessibility.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10727 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo_160x160-1-1-300x100.png\" alt=\"Pivotal Accessibility\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo_160x160-1-1-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo_160x160-1-1-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo_160x160-1-1-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo_160x160-1-1-1536x512.png 1536w, https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo_160x160-1-1-2048x683.png 2048w, https:\/\/samarthanam.org\/stagingmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo_160x160-1-1-1568x523.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessibility Statement for Samarthanam website This is an accessibility statement from Samarthanam. 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