We are committed to making our website accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. Our goal is to provide a positive experience for all users by designing and developing our site with accessibility and usability in mind. We continuously strive to enhance the accessibility features and aim to meet or exceed the standards set by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2.
Efforts to Support Accessibility
We have implemented the following:
- Readable Font: We use a clear and readable font, Inclusive Sans, to improve legibility for all visitors.
- Visual Contrast: We use high contrast between text, graphics and backgrounds to improve readability for people with low vision.
- Text Alternatives: We provide text alternatives for non-text content, ensuring that images and videos are accessible to all users.
- Consistent Navigation: We maintain a consistent navigation layout to ensure that all users can intuitively find what they’re looking for.
- Additional Navigation: We provide breadcrumbs and a global search form for alternative ways for users to navigate and find information on the site.
- Keyboard Navigation: Our site is designed to be navigable using a keyboard, allowing visitors who rely on keyboard controls and similar assistive technologies to easily access all areas of the site.
- Accessible Video: We offer closed captions, speaker identification, and transcripts for videos where possible to make our media content accessible to people with hearing and/or visual disabilities. We use the YouTube video player which has good accessibility.
- Feedback from People with Disabilities: We sought feedback from people with disabilities, particularly those who are blind and have low vision to learn how we can make our website more accessible to them.
- Labeled Links and Buttons: All interactive elements on the site have proper labels associated whether they are texts, images, or icons.
- Professional Recommendations: We consulted with other accessibility professionals on how to achieve the best accessibility in some areas where we needed more clarity.
- Website Testing: We have tested the site across different operating systems (Windows, Mac OS, iOS, and Android) and different browsers (Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox. We also tested with different screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver and TalkBack.
- Development Best Practices: We have implemented not just the guideline recommendations but also the best practices to achieve accessibility and excellent user experience on the site.
- Search Bar Labeling: Our search bar includes a label for screen readers, even when the label is visually hidden, to ensure accessibility for all users.
Ongoing Improvements
Accessibility is an ongoing commitment for us. Our goal is to continually improve the accessibility of our site and make it a welcoming space for all our visitors.
In our efforts to bring our website up to standard, we are targeting the following areas:
- Transcript Accuracy: We are working to improve the accuracy of all transcripts to ensure they fully reflect the spoken content.
- YouTube Player Zoom: At 400% zoom, the settings gear icon in the YouTube player becomes hidden. We have reported this issue to YouTube for resolution.
- Course Evaluation Error Identification: Our course evaluation questions may not provide specific error identification when a required question is skipped. Instead, users are only informed that at least one question was missed. This is a limitation of LearnDash and has been reported.
Contact
If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions for improvement, please reach out. We value your feedback and are committed to addressing any challenges you may experience.
Email: aptat@rehab.alabama.gov
Thank you for helping us make our site more inclusive and enjoyable for everyone.
Last Updated:
September 26, 2025