GALA Choruses is committed to providing a fully accessible website experience for all users of all abilities, including those who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers, screen enlargement software, and alternative keyboard input devices to navigate the web.
Ongoing Efforts to Ensure Accessibility
We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 as our guiding principle for determining accessibility. These internationally agreed-upon standards cover a wide range of recommendations and best practices for making content useable. As we add new pages and functionality to our website, all designs, code, and content entry practices are checked against these standards.
Website accessibility is an ongoing process. We continually test content and features for WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance and remediate any issues to ensure we meet or exceed the standards. Our team members test our website using industry-standard tools such as the Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool, color contrast analyzers, keyboard-only navigation techniques, and Flesch-Kincaid readability tests.
Accessibility Features On Our Website
The following is a list of items we have included in our website to improve its accessibility:
- Hierarchical structure with headings
- Image text alternatives
- Color contrast ratio
- Visual focus
- Resize text
Where We’re Improving
In our efforts to bring our website up to standard, we are targeting the following areas:
- Image text alternatives that are gender inclusive and reduce the bias of the tagger
- Label all form fields
- Caption, Transcribe and Audio Descibe all video content
This is part of our broader effort to make everyone’s experience at GALA Choruses a welcoming and enjoyable one. Please note that while we make every effort to provide information accessible for all users, we cannot guarantee the accessibility of third-party websites to which we may link.
Accessibility Support Contact
We welcome comments, questions, and feedback on our website. If you use assistive technologies and have difficulty using our website, please email info@galachrouses.org. We will do our best to assist you and resolve issues.