Accessibility Statement for InvestWise Academy
InvestWise Academy 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 Commitment
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 explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user-friendly for everyone.
Measures to Support Accessibility
InvestWise Academy takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of its website:
- Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
- Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
- Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
- Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
- Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
Accessibility Features
We have implemented the following features to enhance the accessibility of our website:
- Semantic HTML: Using appropriate HTML5 semantic elements to structure content, making it easier for screen readers and other assistive technologies to understand the page layout and content hierarchy.
- Alternative Text: Providing descriptive alternative text for all images and non-text elements, ensuring that users who cannot see the images can still understand their purpose and content.
- Keyboard Navigation: Ensuring that all interactive elements, such as links, buttons, and form fields, can be accessed and operated using a keyboard alone, allowing users who cannot use a mouse to navigate the website effectively.
- Color Contrast: Maintaining sufficient color contrast between text and background colors to make it easier for users with low vision or color blindness to read the content.
- Resizable Text: Allowing users to easily increase or decrease the text size without losing content or functionality, accommodating users with visual impairments.
- Clear and Consistent Navigation: Providing a clear and consistent navigation structure, making it easy for users to find the information they are looking for.
- Form Labels: Associating labels with all form fields, making it clear to users what information is required in each field.
- ARIA Attributes: Using ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to provide additional information to assistive technologies about the role, state, and properties of interactive elements, enhancing the accessibility of dynamic content and complex user interface components.
- Video Captions and Transcripts: Providing captions and transcripts for all video content, making it accessible to users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Ongoing Efforts
We are committed to continuously improving the accessibility of our website. We regularly review our website and conduct accessibility audits to identify and address any potential accessibility issues. We also welcome feedback from our users on how we can improve the accessibility of our website.
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. InvestWise Academy 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 InvestWise Academy. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on our website.
We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.
Technical Specifications
Accessibility of InvestWise 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:
These technologies are relied upon for conformance to the accessibility standards used.
Limitations and Alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of InvestWise Academy, 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.
- Older PDF documents: Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible. We are working to update these documents or provide alternative formats. Please contact us if you need assistance with a specific document.
- Third-party content: Some content on our website may be provided by third-party vendors. We are working with these vendors to ensure that their content is accessible.
Assessment Approach
InvestWise Academy assessed the accessibility of this website using the following approach:
- Self-evaluation: The website was self-evaluated by the organization’s accessibility team.
- External evaluation: The website was evaluated by an external accessibility consultant.
Formal Complaints
We aim to respond to accessibility feedback and resolve issues promptly. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can escalate your complaint to the relevant regulatory authorities.
Date
This statement was created on November 8, 2024 and last updated on November 8, 2024.
Disclaimer
This accessibility statement applies only to the InvestWise Academy website. We are not responsible for the accessibility of any third-party websites that may be linked to from our website.