Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement for Samarthanam website

This is an accessibility statement from Samarthanam.

Measures to support accessibility

Samarthanam takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Samarthanam:

  • 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. Samarthanam website 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 Samarthanam website.
Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Samarthanam website:

We try to respond to feedback within 1 business day.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

Samarthanam website is designed to be compatible with:

  • Chrome browser with NVDA on Windows 10
  • Safari browser with VoiceOver on iOS
  • Chrome browser with Keyboard Operability on Windows 10
  • Chrome browser with Browser Zooming on Windows 10
  • Colour Contrast Compatibility

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Samarthanam 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
  • 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 accessibility of Samarthanam website, there may be some limitations. Few items are not owned by Samarthanam, and are controlled by a third party, and hence might have certain sections with accessibility compliance issues as per WCAG. We are working towards having the accessibility of these items enhanced, or finding a more accessible alternative for the same. They have been mentioned below. Please contact us if you observe any item not listed:

  1. YouTube
  2. Contact Form 7
  3. Google reCAPTCHA
  4. CC Avenue
  5. Envira Gallery
  6. Fancybox
  7. Photo Gallery by 10Web
  8. Tidio Chat
  9. UI Datepicker
  10. JQuery UI Datepicker
  11. FlexSlider
  12. Google Maps
  13. Owl Carousel
  14. Plyr

Assessment approach

Samarthanam assessed the accessibility of Samarthanam website by the following approaches:

  • External evaluation

Formal complaints

Please reach out to us by writing at sunil@samarthanam.org.

Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)

Samarthanam VPAT

In collaboration with:

Pivotal Accessibility

Immediate Access Pro
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