Accessibility Statement for StageLight Acting Academy
StageLight Acting Academy is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We are continually improving the user experience for all visitors and strive to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA.
We believe that the power of theatre and the arts should be available to all, and this extends to our online presence. Our goal is to make our website accessible to individuals with disabilities, including those with visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor impairments. We are dedicated to providing a website that is both user-friendly and accessible to everyone, regardless of their abilities or technology.
This accessibility statement describes our ongoing efforts to ensure accessibility and outlines the features we have implemented to improve the user experience for individuals with disabilities.
Our Commitment to Accessibility
StageLight Acting Academy 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 available standards and guidelines.
We are constantly seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility. In the meantime should you experience any difficulty in accessing the StageLight Acting Academy website, please don’t hesitate to contact us .
Our website incorporates the following accessibility features:
- Semantic HTML: We use semantic HTML tags to structure our content in a meaningful way, making it easier for assistive technologies to understand and navigate the website.
- Alternative Text: All images on our website include descriptive alternative text (alt text) to convey the meaning and purpose of the images to users who cannot see them.
- Keyboard Navigation: Our website is designed to be fully navigable using a keyboard, allowing users who cannot use a mouse to easily access all content and functionality.
- Color Contrast: We have carefully chosen color combinations to ensure sufficient contrast between text and background, making it easier for users with low vision or color blindness to read the content.
- Resizable Text: Users can easily adjust the text size on our website using their browser settings to make the content more readable.
- Clear and Consistent Navigation: We have implemented a clear and consistent navigation structure to help users easily find the information they are looking for.
- Form Labels and Instructions: All form fields on our website are clearly labeled with instructions to help users understand how to fill them out correctly.
- Video Captions and Transcripts: We provide captions and transcripts for all video content on our website to make it accessible to users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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. StageLight Acting Academy 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 regularly review and test our website to identify and address accessibility issues. We use a combination of automated testing tools and manual reviews to ensure that our website meets the WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines.
Here's a breakdown of our conformance status:
- New Content: We strive to ensure that all new content published on our website conforms to WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines.
- Existing Content: We are actively working to remediate existing content to improve accessibility. This is an ongoing process, and we are prioritizing content based on its importance and frequency of use.
- Third-Party Content: While we strive to ensure the accessibility of all content on our website, some third-party content may not fully conform to WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines. We are working with our third-party vendors to improve the accessibility of their content.
Our accessibility efforts are guided by the following principles:
- Perceivable: Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive.
- Operable: User interface components and navigation must be operable.
- Understandable: Information and the operation of the user interface must be understandable.
- Robust: Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted reliably by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the StageLight Acting Academy website. Your input helps us identify areas for improvement and ensures that we are meeting the needs of all our users.
If you encounter any accessibility barriers while using our website, please let us know. We will do our best to address your concerns and make the necessary improvements.
Please contact us using one of the following methods:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (215) 555-ACT1 (2281)
- Mailing Address: Accessibility Department, StageLight Acting Academy, 123 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Please provide the following information when submitting your feedback:
- The URL of the page you were trying to access.
- A description of the accessibility issue you encountered.
- The assistive technology you were using (e.g., screen reader, screen magnifier).
- Your contact information (so we can follow up with you).
We are committed to responding to accessibility feedback in a timely manner and will work to resolve any issues as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to improve the accessibility of our website.
This accessibility statement was last updated on October 26, 2023.