Accessibility Statement

1. Our Commitment

K-12 governance information should be accessible to every parent, student, educator, and citizen — including those who use screen readers, voice-control software, magnification tools, captioning, and other assistive technologies. We design and review boardofeducations.org/ with that audience in mind, and we treat accessibility issues as a high-priority editorial concern.

2. The Standard We Apply

We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA, published by the W3C — the same baseline that the U.S. Department of Justice references for ADA Title III website accessibility under recent guidance, that Section 508 incorporates for federal information and communications technology, and that an increasing number of state laws and federally funded program rules apply.

3. Legal Framework We Work Within

U.S. Access Board guidance: access-board.gov. ADA information: ada.gov.

4. What’s Already in Place

5. Assistive Technology Compatibility

The site is tested with the following combinations and is expected to work with current versions of each:

Voice-input testing covers Dragon (Windows) and Voice Control (macOS/iOS).

6. Supported Browsers

• Google Chrome — current and previous major version
• Microsoft Edge — current and previous major version
• Mozilla Firefox — current and previous major version
• Apple Safari — current macOS and iOS releases
• Mobile browsers — current Chrome (Android) and Safari (iOS)

Older browsers may not render the site as intended.

7. Keyboard Navigation

8. Known Limitations

• Third-party state agency portals. When you click through to a state Board of Education or state Department of Education portal, that site’s accessibility is the agency’s responsibility — not ours. Some agency PDFs are not fully tagged for screen readers.
• Embedded video and maps. Where we embed third-party video or map services, the player is the third party’s. We pick providers with good accessibility records but cannot fix issues inside the player.
• Older archived content. Our oldest pages (predating the current standard) are being reviewed and updated on a rolling basis.
• Government-issued PDFs. Many statutes, regulations, board minutes, and public-records documents that we link to are PDFs published by state or federal agencies and may have accessibility limitations the agency hasn’t addressed.

9. Alternative Formats

If you need information from the site in an alternative format — large print, plain-text, or another reasonable adaptation — email info@boardofeducations.org with the subject line “Accessibility — alternative format” and the page URL. We aim to respond within five business days.

10. How We Test

• Automated checks (axe-core, WAVE, Lighthouse) on every page before publication
• Manual keyboard-only walkthrough of major templates after each design update
• Screen-reader spot-checks across the assistive-technology combinations listed above
• Color-contrast checks on every new design palette before it ships
• Annual full-site accessibility review

11. Reporting an Accessibility Issue

If something on the site doesn’t work for you with a screen reader, keyboard, magnifier, voice-control software, captioning, or any other assistive technology, please email info@boardofeducations.org with the subject line “Accessibility issue.” Include:

• The page URL where you encountered the issue
• What you were trying to do
• What happened (and what you expected to happen)
• Your browser, operating system, and assistive technology (where you can share that)

Accessibility issues are priority. We aim to respond within one to three business days.

12. Escalation Routes

13. Contact

Email info@boardofeducations.org with the subject line “Accessibility issue.” For accessibility on a third-party state Board of Education or state Department of Education site, contact that agency directly — its accessibility statement is typically linked from its footer.