Our Commitment to Accessibility

Choice Voting 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.

Measures to Support Accessibility

Choice Voting takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our voting platform:

  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies
  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff
  • Assign clear accessibility targets 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. Choice Voting 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.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Choice Voting 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

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Choice Voting, 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.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Choice Voting mobile application and website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

Browser and Assistive Technology Compatibility

Choice Voting is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Screen readers (including NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver)
  • Screen magnification software
  • Speech recognition software
  • Keyboard-only navigation

Our platform is tested with the following browsers and assistive technology combinations:

  • Chrome with NVDA on Windows
  • Safari with VoiceOver on macOS
  • Firefox with JAWS on Windows
  • Edge with Narrator on Windows

How Our Site Enhances Accessibility

Our website includes the following features to enhance accessibility:

  • Semantic HTML structure for clear content hierarchy
  • ARIA landmarks and labels for improved screen reader navigation
  • Keyboard-accessible navigation and interactive elements
  • High contrast color schemes and adjustable text sizes
  • Alt text for all meaningful images
  • Focus indicators for keyboard navigation
  • Skip navigation links for keyboard users
  • Responsive design that adapts to different devices and zoom levels
  • Form labels and error messages that are screen reader friendly
  • Proper heading structure for easy content navigation

Coding Standards

Our development team follows these coding practices to ensure accessibility:

  • Use of semantic HTML5 elements for proper document structure
  • Implementation of ARIA roles and attributes where necessary
  • Regular automated and manual accessibility testing
  • Continuous monitoring of WCAG 2.1 compliance
  • Regular accessibility audits and improvements
  • Testing with various assistive technologies

Assessment Approach

Choice Voting assessed the accessibility of our platform by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • External evaluation
  • User testing with assistive technologies
  • Regular automated testing

Last updated: February 19, 2024