Commitment to Accessibility

Accessibility Statement for Norwalk Community College

This is an accessibility statement from Norwalk Community College.

 

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. Norwalk Community 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 the Norwalk Community College website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on our website.

We try to respond to feedback within .

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Norwalk Community College website 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

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

 

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Norwalk Community 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 the Norwalk Community College website:

  1. Photo galleries: There have been many image galleries created throughout the years for the website, and we are aware that not all images have descriptive alternate text. While many of these images are not informational and could be considered purely decorative, we strive to provide meaningful alternate text when images are added to new or existing galleries, especially when galleries depict pieces of artwork. Please submit the Website Feedback form if you encounter an issue.
  2. Documents: Various documents throughout the website that were created and uploaded prior to 2018 – including PDFs, Word documents and PowerPoint presentations – are not fully accessible. New documents being created are reviewed and corrected before being added to the website.

 

Assessment approach

Norwalk Community College’s Digital Accessibility Committee is in the process of assessing the accessibility of our website by the following approach:

  • Self-evaluation

Date

This statement was created on 15 February 2022 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.

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