Accessibility Statement for The Academy of Dramatic Arts
The Academy of Dramatic Arts is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.
Measures to Support Accessibility
The Academy of Dramatic Arts takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our 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.
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. The Academy of Dramatic Arts 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.
We strive to meet Level AA success criteria, which include, but are not limited to:
- Providing text alternatives for non-text content.
- Ensuring sufficient color contrast between text and background.
- Making content adaptable and available in different ways (e.g., simpler layout) without losing information or structure.
- Making all functionality operable through a keyboard.
- Providing users enough time to read and use content.
- Designing content in a way that does not cause seizures.
- Providing ways to help users navigate, find content, and determine where they are.
- Making text content readable and understandable.
- Making web pages appear and operate in predictable ways.
- Helping users avoid and correct mistakes.
- Maximizing compatibility with current and future user agents, including assistive technologies.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of The Academy of Dramatic Arts website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on our website:
- Email: accessibility@adadrama.com
- Visitor address: 123 Main Street, Anytown, USA
We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.
Technical Specifications
Accessibility of The Academy of Dramatic Arts 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
- ARIA
These technologies are relied upon for conformance to the accessibility standards used.
Limitations and Alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of The Academy of Dramatic Arts 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:
- Older PDF documents: Some older PDF documents may not be fully tagged for accessibility. We are working to update these to conform to accessibility standards. Alternative: Contact us to request an accessible version of the document.
- Third-party integrations: Some third-party integrations (e.g., embedded videos, social media feeds) may not be fully accessible. We are working with these vendors to improve accessibility. Alternative: Contact us for assistance with accessing the content from these integrations.
We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our website and address any identified issues.
Ongoing Efforts
Our commitment to accessibility is ongoing. We regularly review our website to identify areas for improvement and implement necessary changes. We are also committed to educating our staff on accessibility best practices and providing them with the resources they need to create accessible content.
Specifically, we are currently focused on the following accessibility initiatives:
- Auditing our website using automated accessibility testing tools.
- Conducting manual accessibility testing with users with disabilities.
- Remediating any accessibility issues identified during testing.
- Developing and implementing an accessibility training program for our staff.
- Creating accessible templates for all new content.
Assessment Approach
The Academy of Dramatic Arts assessed the accessibility of this website by the following approaches:
- Self-evaluation: The website was self-evaluated by the development team using WCAG 2.1 Level AA guidelines.
- External evaluation: The website will undergo periodic evaluations by accessibility experts to ensure ongoing compliance.
Date
This statement was created on October 26, 2023, and last updated on October 27, 2023.