Elevate Academy: Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment to Accessibility

At Elevate Academy, we believe that everyone deserves equal access to online education. We are committed to providing a website and learning platform that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

We strive to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines outline best practices for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities. This includes making our content perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust.

Measures to Support Accessibility

Elevate Academy takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website and learning platform:

Accessibility Audits: We conduct regular accessibility audits of our website and platform to identify and address potential accessibility issues. These audits are performed by both internal teams and external accessibility experts.
User Testing: We involve users with disabilities in our testing process to gather feedback and ensure that our platform is usable and accessible.
Training: We provide accessibility training to our development and content creation teams to ensure that they are aware of accessibility best practices.
Alternative Text: We provide alternative text descriptions for all images and other non-text content to ensure that users who are unable to see the content can still understand it.
Keyboard Navigation: We ensure that our website and platform can be navigated using a keyboard, without requiring a mouse.
Sufficient Color Contrast: We use sufficient color contrast between text and background to ensure that users with low vision can easily read the content.
Clear and Simple Language: We use clear and simple language in our content to ensure that it is easy to understand for all users.
Semantic HTML: We use semantic HTML elements to structure our content, making it easier for assistive technologies to interpret and present the content to users with disabilities.
ARIA Attributes: We use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to provide additional information to assistive technologies about the role, state, and properties of interactive elements.
Captioning and Transcripts: We provide captions for all video content and transcripts for all audio content.

Specific Accessibility Features

Elevate Academy incorporates several features to enhance accessibility, including:

Screen Reader Compatibility: Our website is designed to be compatible with popular screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver.
Resizable Text: Users can easily resize the text on our website using their browser settings.
Keyboard Shortcuts: We provide keyboard shortcuts for common actions to make it easier for users to navigate the website.
Skip Navigation Links: We provide skip navigation links to allow users to bypass repetitive navigation elements and go directly to the main content.

Conformance Status

The Elevate Academy website and learning platform are 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.

We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our website and platform, and we are committed to achieving full conformance with WCAG 2.1 level AA in the future.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Elevate Academy website and learning platform. Please let us know if you encounter any accessibility barriers or have any suggestions for improvement.

You can contact us by:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (415) 555-0123, ext. 3
Mailing Address: Accessibility Department, Elevate Academy, 555 California Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94104

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Elevate Academy 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
CSS
JavaScript
ARIA

These technologies are relied upon for conformance to the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Elevate Academy, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions.

Known Limitations
Issue	Possible Solution	Status
Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible.	We are working to replace these documents with accessible HTML versions. In the meantime, please contact us if you need assistance accessing any PDF document.	Ongoing
Live video streams may not always have real-time captions.	We are exploring options for providing real-time captions for live video streams. In the meantime, we will provide transcripts of the video content as soon as possible after the event.	Planned

Assessment Approach

Elevate Academy assessed the accessibility of Elevate Academy by the following approaches:

Self-evaluation: Internally we review our website and content regularly for accessibility issues.
External evaluation: We have engaged with third-party accessibility experts to conduct comprehensive audits of our website and platform.

Formal Complaints

If you have a formal accessibility complaint, please contact us using the contact information provided above. We will respond to your complaint as quickly as possible and will work to resolve any accessibility issues that you identify.

Our commitment to accessibility is ongoing, and we appreciate your help in making Elevate Academy a more inclusive and accessible learning environment for all.

Accessibility Statement