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Website Accessibility Statement

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Website Accessibility Statement 2024-01-31T13:48:44+00:00

Website Accessibility Statement

This is an accessibility statement from Highline College.

Measures to support accessibility

Highline College takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Highline College:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Appoint an accessibility officer and/or ombudsperson.
  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
  • 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. Highline College 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 Highline College. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Highline College:

  • Phone: (206) 878-3710
  • E-mail: webmaster@highline.edu
  • Visitor Address: 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, WA 98198
  • Postal Address: P.O. Box 98000, 2400 S. 240th St., Des Moines, WA 98198

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Highline College 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 the accessibility of the Highline College website, 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 Highline College:

  1. Website: Accessibility varies across different sections of the Highline College website. Our website is in the process of being updated. Accessibility is improving as older site sections are migrated to newer technologies. Please contact website@highline.edu with any specific accessibility concerns.

Assessment approach

Highline College assessed the accessibility of Highline College by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation

Date

This statement was created on 2 January 2024 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.