Accessibility statement

Sign Language (Prerecorded)

Level AAA

Sign language interpretation is provided for all prerecorded audio content in synchronized media.

Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded)

Level AAA

Where pauses in foreground audio are insufficient to allow audio descriptions to convey the sense of the video, extended audio description is provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronized media.

Media Alternative (Prerecorded)

Level AAA

An alternative for time-based media is provided for all prerecorded synchronized media and for all prerecorded video-only media.

Audio-only (Live)

Level AAA

An alternative for time-based media that presents equivalent information for live audio-only content is provided.

Contrast (Enhanced)

Level AAA

The visual presentation of text and images of text has a contrast ratio of at least 7:1, except for the following:

Large Text: Large-scale text and images of large-scale text have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1;
Incidental: Text or images of text that are part of an inactive user interface component, that are pure decoration, that are not visible to anyone, or that are part of a picture that contains significant other visual content, have no contrast requirement.
Logotypes: Text that is part of a logo or brand name has no minimum contrast requirement.

Low or No Background Audio

Level AAA

For prerecorded audio-only content that (1) contains primarily speech in the foreground, (2) is not an audio CAPTCHA or audio logo, and (3) is not vocalization intended to be primarily musical expression such as singing or rapping, at least one of the following is true:

No Background: The audio does not contain background sounds.
Turn Off: The background sounds can be turned off.
20 dB: The background sounds are at least 20 decibels lower than the foreground speech content, with the exception of occasional sounds that last for only one or two seconds.

Visual Presentation

Level AAA

For the visual presentation of blocks of text, a mechanism is available to achieve the following:

1. Foreground and background colors can be selected by the user.

2. Width is no more than 80 characters or glyphs (40 if CJK).

3. Text is not justified (aligned to both the left and the right margins).

4. Line spacing (leading) is at least space-and-a-half within paragraphs, and paragraph spacing is at least 1.5 times larger than the line spacing.

5. Text can be resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent in a way that does not require the user to scroll horizontally to read a line of text on a full-screen window.

Images of Text (No Exception)

Level AAA

Images of text are only used for pure decoration or where a particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed.

Note 1: Logotypes (text that is part of a logo or brand name) are considered essential.

Keyboard (No Exception)

Level AAA

All functionality of the content is operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes.

Interruptions

Level AAA

Interruptions can be postponed or suppressed by the user, except interruptions involving an emergency.

Re-authenticating

Level AAA

When an authenticated session expires, the user can continue the activity without loss of data after re-authenticating.

Three Flashes

Level AAA

Web pages do not contain anything that flashes more than three times in any one second period.

Location

Level AAA

Information about the user's location within a set of Web pages is available.

Link Purpose (Link Only)

Level AAA

A mechanism is available to allow the purpose of each link to be identified from link text alone, except where the purpose of the link would be ambiguous to users in general.

Section Headings

Level AAA

Section headings are used to organize the content.

Note 1: "Heading" is used in its general sense and includes titles and other ways to add a heading to different types of content.

Note 2: This success criterion covers sections within writing, not user interface components. User Interface components are covered under Success Criterion 4.1.2.

Unusual Words

Level AAA

A mechanism is available for identifying specific definitions of words or phrases used in an unusual or restricted way, including idioms and jargon.

Abbreviations

Level AAA

A mechanism for identifying the expanded form or meaning of abbreviations is available.

Reading Level

Level AAA

When text requires reading ability more advanced than the lower secondary education level after removal of proper names and titles, supplemental content, or a version that does not require reading ability more advanced than the lower secondary education level, is available.

Pronunciation

Level AAA

A mechanism is available for identifying specific pronunciation of words where meaning of the words, in context, is ambiguous without knowing the pronunciation.

Change on Request

Level AAA

Changes of context are initiated only by user request or a mechanism is available to turn off such changes.

Help

Level AAA

Context-sensitive help is available.

Error Prevention (All)

Level AAA

For Web pages that require the user to submit information, at least one of the following is true:

1. Reversible: Submissions are reversible.

2. Checked: Data entered by the user is checked for input errors and the user is provided an opportunity to correct them.

Confirmed: A mechanism is available for reviewing, confirming, and correcting information before finalizing the submission.

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