VERMONT FAMILY NETWORK’S DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT & CERTIFICATION THROUGH ACCESSIBLE WEB

Vermont Family Network is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all users, including those with disabilities. By subscribing to Accessible Web’s service, Vermont Family Network’s site is being tested, updated and monitored for access barriers.

Accessible Web is a website accessibility company and their process includes both automatic and manual testing. Manual testing is conducted by accessibility experts and users utilizing assistive technologies.

Vermont Family Network, with the help from Accessible Web, is in the process of upgrading this site so that it conforms to WCAG 2.1 AA standards. After all the remediations have been made, Accessible Web will retest to verify the fixes are in place and certify the site if all criteria are passed.

Accessible Web’s process includes continuous monitoring for Vermont Family Networks’s website. Any new issues that arise will be remediated in a reasonable timeframe. The site upgrades/remediations are made with the goal of improving access & usability for all users.

If you find any barriers to access or issues with any pages on this website, please submit feedback through our Accessibility Enhancement Form.

This policy applies to all web content produced or updated by Vermont Family Network. Vermont Family Network will also ensure third-party content providers are aware of our web accessibility policy. Vermont Family Network will also favor providers based on their accessibility conformance claims. However, some tools may not be as accessible as the rest of the site (such as the translation tool used on this site).

Certification through Accessible Web

Vermont Family Network Accessibility Conformance Report

VPAT® Version 2.3 (Revised)

Name of Product/Version: https://www.vermontfamilynetwork.org

Product Description:

Vermont Family Network’s (VFN) website. VFN empowers and supports all Vermont families of children with special needs by Giving a Strong Start, Lifting Family Voices, and Advancing Inclusive Communities.  VFN’s 3 programs are: Family Support, Children’s Integrated Services/Early Intervention for Chittenden County, and Puppets in Education. The website is designed to provide information about the organization’s mission,  services, and programs, provide helpful resources, and to facilitate donations and promote upcoming events.

Report Date:

September 2019

Contact Information:

Karen Price, Director of Family Support – Education

[email protected]

(802) 876-5315  ext. 220

600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240

Williston, VT 05495

Notes:

This report covers accessibility conformance for the VFN website, which is publicly available to end users. 

Evaluation Methods Used:

The site and its functionalities have been evaluated for conformance using a combination of accessibility scanning technology and manual testing techniques. One critical part of the manual testing process is performed by an individual who is blind and uses a screen reader to browse web content. 

Applicable Standards/Guidelines:

WCAG 2.1, Level A

WCAG 2.1, Level AA

Terms

Supports

The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.

Partially Supports

Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.

Does Not Support

The majority of the product functionality does not meet the criterion.

Not Applicable

The criterion is not relevant to the product.

Not Evaluated

The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can only be used in WCAG 2.1 Level AAA. 

WCAG 2.1 Report

Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A

Criteria

Conformance Level

Remarks

1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Partially Supports

  • Images in PDFs need ALT-text.

1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)

Supports

 

1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)

Supports

 

1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)

Supports

 

1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Supports

 

1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)

Partially Supports

  • PDF Documents are not tagged properly to meet this criterion. 

1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics  (Level A)

Supports

 

1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)

Partially Supports

  • The Annual Report PDF uses color to represent information on page 15.

1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)

Supports

 

2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)

Supports

 

2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)

Supports

 

2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only)

Supports

 

2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)

Supports

 

2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)

Supports

 

2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)

Supports

 

2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)

Supports

 

2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)

Partially Supports

  • PDF documents are not titled properly (they are currently the PDF file name)

2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)

Supports

 

2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)

Supports

 

2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only)

Supports

 

2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only)

Supports

 

2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only)

Supports

 

2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only)

Supports

 

3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)

Supports

 

3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)

Supports

 

3.2.2 On Input (Level A)

Supports

 

3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)

Supports

 

3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)

Supports

 

4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)

Supports

 

4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Supports

 

Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA

Criteria

Conformance Level

Remarks

1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)

Supports

 

1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)

Supports

 

1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

 

1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

 

1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Partially Supports

  • The Annual Report PDF has sections that do not meet this criterion.

1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA)

Supports

 

1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)

Supports

 

1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

 

1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

 

1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

 

1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports

 

2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA)

Supports

 

2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)

Supports

 

2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA)

Supports

 

3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA)

Supports

 

3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA)

Supports

 

3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA)

Supports

 

3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)

Supports

 

3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA)

Not Applicable

 

4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only)

Supports