Website Accessibility - NovaTech Solutions

Accessibility Statement

NovaTech Solutions is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We are continually improving the user experience for all visitors and applying the relevant accessibility standards. Our goal is to provide a website that is accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.

We strive to make our site accessible to people using assistive technology. We welcome your feedback on your experience with this website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers, please contact us at accessibility@novatechsolutions.com or call us at (415) 555-0100, and provide details about the issue you encountered. Our accessibility team, led by Sarah Chen, will review your feedback and work to address any issues.

Our San Francisco office is dedicated to addressing your concerns promptly and efficiently. We are committed to ongoing accessibility audits to identify and rectify issues to comply with WCAG standards.

For any inquiries about accessibility, please contact:

Sarah Chen
Accessibility Lead
NovaTech Solutions
555 Market Street, Suite 1700
San Francisco, CA 94105

WCAG Compliance

This website endeavors to conform to level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. These guidelines define how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines also helps to make the web more user-friendly for everyone.

We have implemented several features to enhance accessibility, including:

• Providing alternative text for images and other non-text elements.
• Ensuring sufficient color contrast between text and background.
• Using clear and consistent headings and labels.
• Making all functionality available from a keyboard.
• Using semantic HTML to structure content.
• Ensuring forms are accessible and easy to use.

Our ongoing efforts include regular audits and testing of our website to identify and address any accessibility issues. We use both automated tools and manual testing to ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA.

ARIA Attributes

We utilize Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) attributes to enhance the accessibility of dynamic content and advanced user interface controls developed with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. ARIA attributes provide additional semantic information to assistive technologies, such as screen readers, allowing users with disabilities to better understand and interact with complex web applications.

Examples of how we use ARIA attributes:

• ARIA roles: To define the type of user interface element (e.g., role="button" , role="navigation" ).
• ARIA states: To indicate the current state of an element (e.g., aria-expanded="true" for an open dropdown menu).
• ARIA properties: To define relationships between elements (e.g., aria-labelledby to associate a label with a form field).
• Live Regions: To notify screen readers about content updates (e.g., using aria-live="polite" ).

Our development team, including senior developer Mark Johnson, ensures all new and updated features are thoroughly tested for ARIA compatibility. Continuous training and updates are provided to the team regarding the latest ARIA best practices.

Keyboard Navigation

Our website is designed to be fully navigable using a keyboard. Users should be able to access all interactive elements, such as links, buttons, and form fields, using the Tab key. We have also implemented skip navigation links to allow users to bypass repetitive content, such as navigation menus, and go directly to the main content area.

Keyboard navigation tips:

• Use the Tab key to move forward through interactive elements.
• Use Shift + Tab to move backward.
• Use the Enter key to activate links and buttons.
• Use the Arrow keys to navigate within certain elements, such as menus and lists.

We regularly test our website with keyboard-only navigation to ensure that all features are accessible to users who cannot use a mouse or other pointing device.

Text Alternatives

We provide text alternatives for all non-text content, such as images, videos, and audio files. Alternative text (alt text) is a short description of the image that is read by screen readers and displayed when the image cannot be loaded. Captions and transcripts are provided for videos and audio files to make them accessible to users who are deaf or hard of hearing.

When writing alt text, we aim to be concise and descriptive, providing enough information to convey the content and function of the image. For example, instead of "image.jpg," we might use "WCAG Compliant logo" for an image of the WCAG logo.

Text alternatives enhance accessibility for users with visual impairments and also improve the search engine optimization (SEO) of our website.