Accessibility

This is an accessibility statement from Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Measures to support accessibility

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of MBLC Consumer Portal:

• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
• Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
• Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
• Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

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. MBLC Consumer Portal 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 MBLC Consumer Portal. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on MBLC Consumer Portal:

• E-mail: answers@mblc.state.ma.us
• Visitor Address: 90 Canal St # 500, Boston, MA 02114

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

Technical specifications

Accessibility of MBLC Consumer Portal 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 MBLC Consumer Portal , 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 MBLC Consumer Portal:

1. Third party websites and services : Websites we link to may not be fully accessible because we cannot ensure the accessibility of our external partners. We continually monitor and encourage the accessibility of third party providers. Please contact us if you encounter an issue.

Assessment approach

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners assessed the accessibility of MBLC Consumer Portal by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation
• External evaluation