Accessibility Statement

 

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is committed to providing digital inclusion by making our sites accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. We are continually working to improve the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards needed to accomplish that goal. We encourage your feedback – both positive and negative – so that we may provide a useful experience for our users.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define 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. Our websites are 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 have applied some additional AAA guidelines and other accessibility best practices.

There are some PDFs and other documents posted on our sites that may have accessibility issues. We are reviewing and updating these items. Please contact us if you encounter any content or files that have accessibility issues.

There is some content we do not have full control of. The software vendor of that content is responsible for verifying accessibility requirements of their products. This includes parts of the Prospector WebPac and Encore search platforms.

Measures to Support Accessibility

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of the content on our websites:

  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.

Assessment Approach

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries assessed the accessibility of our websites by using a number of tools available on the Internet, including the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool, Silktide Accessibility Checker and ARIA Dev Tools.  We are currently exploring external options to help provide the best experience possible. 

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of our websites 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.

Compatibility

Our sites should work fine with any modern browser. Older browsers, such as Internet Explorer, may encounter issues with the sites.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries websites. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers while on our sites:

We will try to respond to feedback via email within 3 business days or sooner – some responses may take longer via mail. We will do our best to fix any accessibility issues brought to our attention, and if we cannot fix the issue, we will do our best to provide a more accessible alternative.

 

This statement was updated on 24 January 2025