Introduction At Goshen Lodge, we are committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. We strive to provide an inclusive and user-friendly online experience.
Scope This policy applies to all web content and digital resources provided by Goshen Lodge.
Accessibility Standards Our website is designed and developed to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. These guidelines help ensure that our content is accessible to a wide range of people with disabilities, including those with visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities.
Key Principles
- Perceivable: Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.
- Operable: User interface components and navigation must be operable.
- Understandable: Information and the operation of the user interface must be understandable.
- Robust: Content must be robust enough to be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.
Features
- Text Alternatives: Provide text alternatives for any non-text content.
- Time-Based Media: Provide alternatives for time-based media.
- Adaptable: Create content that can be presented in different ways without losing information or structure.
- Distinguishable: Make it easier for users to see and hear content.
- Keyboard Accessible: Ensure all functionality is available from a keyboard.
- Enough Time: Provide users enough time to read and use content.
- Seizures and Physical Reactions: Do not design content in a way that is known to cause seizures or physical reactions.
- Navigable: Provide ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they are.
- Readable: Make text content readable and understandable.
- Predictable: Make web pages appear and operate in predictable ways.
- Input Assistance: Help users avoid and correct mistakes.
- Compatible: Maximize compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies.
Feedback and Contact Information We welcome feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions on how we can improve accessibility, please contact us at:
Continuous Improvement We are committed to ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of our digital content. Regular audits and updates will be conducted to ensure compliance with accessibility standards and to address any issues promptly.
Date This policy is effective as of 20 June 2024.
