Accessibility Statement

The Almaguin Highlands Family Health Team is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

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. The Almaguin Highlands Family Health Team website is designed to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards.

Measures to Support Accessibility

The Almaguin Highlands Family Health Team takes the following measures to ensure accessibility:

• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
• Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
• Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
• Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Almaguin Highlands Family Health Team website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

• Email: feedback@ahfht.ca
• Phone: 705-382-4020
• Address: 150 Huston Street, Burk’s Falls, Ontario, P0A 1C0

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Technical Specifications

The accessibility of the Almaguin Highlands Family Health Team 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 the Almaguin Highlands Family Health Team website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions:

• PDF Documents: Some older PDF documents may not fully comply with all accessibility standards. We are working to update these documents or provide accessible alternatives. If you need assistance, please contact us at (email).

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

The Almaguin Highlands Family Health Team website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• Modern web browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge
• Screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver

Accessibility Features

Some of the accessibility features on our website include:

• Text alternatives for non-text content
• Keyboard accessible navigation
• Sufficient color contrast
• Resizable text without loss of content or functionality
• Semantic HTML to enhance the structure and readability of content.