Accessibility Statement

This is an accessibility statement from Public Counsel.

Measures to support accessibility

Public Counsel takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Public Counsel:

  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

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. Public Counsel 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.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Public Counsel. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Public Counsel:

We try to respond to feedback within 7 days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Public Counsel 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 accessibility of Public Counsel , 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 Public Counsel:

  1. Third Party Integrations: Third party tools and integrations may not fully adhere to accessibility standards. We monitor user comments regarding accessibility issues with third party vendors and work to provide additional assistance to those who need it. Please contact us if you are encountering an accessibility issue of any sort on our website.

Assessment approach

Public Counsel assessed the accessibility of Public Counsel by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • External evaluation

Date

This statement was created on 1 December 2021