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Accessibility Policy

This statement was updated on June 20, 2024.

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BC Interactive Media strives to make its website accessible for people with disabilities including those who are blind or have low vision. BC Interactive Media takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of BC Interactive Media website:
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  • We include accessibility throughout our site.
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Engage in continual accessibility training for our staff.
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
  • Include people with disabilities in our website testing processes.
  • We regularly evaluate the website's accessibility regularly using multiple accessibility tools to find and fix potential problems.

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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. The BC Interactive Media website is conformant with WCAG level AA and partially conformant with WCAG level AAA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to accessibility standards.

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‍Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

BC Interactive Media website has been designed and tested on the following browsers with the assistive technologies:
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  • Chrome browser with NVDA assistive technology on the Windows 10 operating system.
  • Firefox browser with NVDA assistive technology on the Windows 10 operating system.
  • Safari browser using voice over assistive technology on the Apple iPhone version 7 and greater.‍

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Technical specifications

Accessibility of the BC Interactive Media 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:
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  • HTML5
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

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These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

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Assessment approach

BC Interactive Media assessed the accessibility of BC Interactive Media website by using the following approaches:
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  • Self-evaluation using a formal quality assurance process throughout the design and development process.
  • Utilize ADA complaint tools such as ARC toolkit, Chrome Lighthouse, and Firefox Accessibility tools to evaluate website accessibility.
  • Manual website testing by persons who are blind and use various assistive technologies to find accessibility barriers so that they can be fixed.

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Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of BC Interactive Media website, there may be some limitations that are not yet known. Please contact us if you observe an issue that prevents you from using the website.

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Formal complaints

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within two business days, and to propose and implement a solution within 10 business days. Please contact us to help you make things right. 

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Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the BC Interactive Media website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on he BC Interactive Media website so that we can fix them:
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  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • Visitor Address: We do not accept visitors at this time.
  • Postal Address: 205 Doris Ave, Vestal NY 13850

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We will respond to feedback within two business days.

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