WCAG
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities for websites, such as for SOHMA. They define three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. SOHMA 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.
Our goal here at SOHMA is to make our website accessible to all visitors. Unfortunately, our goal of 100% accessibility is not yet complete. We aim to provide universal access to our website by following the WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA guidelines; however, this will be a work in progress.
Display options on this site
Every page carries an accessibility button in the lower-left corner, marked with the universal access symbol. It opens a panel where you can adjust how the site is displayed:
- Text size — four steps, scaling the whole page.
- High contrast and grayscale colour modes.
- Highlight links, so links stand out from surrounding text.
- Legible font, plus wider line and letter spacing.
- Large cursor and a reading guide that follows your pointer.
- Stop animations and hide images.
Your choices are remembered on your device and applied to every page. They are stored in your browser only — nothing is sent to us, and no tracking is involved. You can clear them at any time with the “Reset all settings” button in the same panel.
If your operating system is set to reduce motion, this site respects that automatically without you needing to change anything.
Other measures
Alongside the display options, the site provides a “Skip to main content” link for keyboard users, visible focus indicators on every interactive element, descriptive labels on icons and form fields, and a colour palette chosen to meet WCAG AA contrast ratios.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of SOHMA’s website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on our website. We are here to help. You can reach us at:
Email: assistant@sohma.org
Phone: (618) 269-5209
We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.