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Accessibility Statement for The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives

This is an accessibility statement from The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada.

Measures to support accessibility

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives:

  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
  • Welcome people with disabilities in our archives practicum program.
  • Provide a wheelchair accessible site with elevators.

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 Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives 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.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives:

  • Phone: 1-519-432-3781
  • E-mail: csjarchives@csjcanada.org
  • Visitor Address: 485 Windermere Road, London, Ontario N5X 2T1
  • Postal Address: P. O. Box 487, London, Ontario N6A 4X3
  • Twitter: @csjarchive

We try to respond to feedback within up to 5 business days.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Browser Firefox or Chrome with assistive text to speech recognition software on Windows or Apple computer operating systems.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives 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
  • CSS

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

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives:

  1. PDF and PowerPoint: Uploaded PDF and PowerPoint documents may not be WCAG 2.1 compliant, for example, may lack alt text or have structure element errors related to headings, figures, and tables. We are striving to make all future documents conform to WCAG 2.1. PDF documents should be downloaded and read with a screen reader such as NVDA for a Windows 7 and higher operating systems. It can be downloaded here: https://www.nvaccess.org/download/
  2. Transcripts of audiotapes without audio: In some cases, audio is not provided with transcripts of the recordings because the audio had issues related to the recording process which made it difficult to share. We are striving to ensure our recording processes are improved in the future, as well as our audio editing capacity. Please use text to speech software to read the transcripts provided.

Assessment approach

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada assessed the accessibility of The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation

Evaluation report

An evaluation report for The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives is available at: https://www.webaccessibility.com/.

Evaluation report

An evaluation statement for The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Archives is available at: https://ace.accessibe.com/?website=https://csjarchive.org/.

Formal complaints

If you are unable to use the website due to any accessibility issues, please contact the Archives.

Formal approval of this accessibility statement

This Accessibility Statement is approved by:

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada
Mary Grace Kosta
Congregational Archivist

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