Accessibility Statement

Last Updated: July 2, 2025

Our Commitment

The CoSA Foundation is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define 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 CoSA Foundation website 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.

Measures Taken

The CoSA Foundation takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Provide accessibility training for our staff.
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of the CoSA Foundation 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:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

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

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the CoSA Foundation website, 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 CoSA Foundation website:

  1. Uploaded images: Images that are uploaded by users might not have text alternatives because we cannot ensure the quality of contributions. We offer training to authorized content authors to ensure they provide text alternatives when using the CMS. We also monitor community content and attempt to fix issues where possible.
  2. Third-party content: We do not control the content on third-party platforms (such as social media or external payment processors). We recommend contacting them directly for accessibility issues related to their services.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the CoSA Foundation website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

  • Phone: (619) 522-4050
  • E-mail: accessibility@cosafoundation.org
  • Postal address: CoSA Foundation, P.O. Box 181587, Coronado, CA 92178

We try to respond to feedback within 3 business days.

Assessment Approach

The CoSA Foundation assessed the accessibility of our website by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • External evaluation

Formal Approval

This accessibility statement was created on July 2, 2025 by the CoSA Foundation Board of Directors.