Accessibility Statement for Gathering Strength
This is an accessibility statement from Gathering Strength.
Measures to support accessibility
Crawford Designs takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Gathering Strength:
- Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
- Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
- Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
- 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. Gathering Strength is fully conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.
Additional accessibility considerations
Although our goal is WCAG 2.2 Level AA conformance, we have also applied some Level AAA Success Criteria: Images of text are only used for decorative purposes. Re-authentication after a session expires does not cause loss of data. Some videos have sign language interpretation.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Gathering Strength. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Gathering Strength:
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
Gathering Strength is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- most browsers with some assistive technology on android and IOS
Gathering Strength is not compatible with:
- older browsers and older mobile operating systems
Technical specifications
Accessibility of Gathering Strength 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
- JavaScript
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Limitations and alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure the accessibility of Gathering Strength, 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 Gathering Strength:
- User-generated content: Comments or uploaded images may not have alternative text because we cannot ensure the quality of contributions. We monitor contributions and try to repair issues as soon as we become aware of them. Please report the issue to us as soon as possible so that we can address it.
Assessment approach
Crawford Designs assessed the accessibility of Gathering Strength by the following approaches:
- Self-evaluation
- External evaluation
- A formal quality assurance process throughout the design and development process
- WAVE® Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
Evaluation report
An evaluation report for Gathering Strength is available at: https://gatheringstrength.org/accessibility-statement/accessibility-evaluation-report/.
Formal complaints
We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 3 business days and to propose a solution within 14 business days. Should you be dissatisfied with our response for any reason, please reach out to us. We strive to build quality and accessible websites from start to finish. We forgo the use of third-party tools because we rely on building accessibility into our code and ensuring that our developers follow best practices that benefit all users. Please fill out the form on our evaluation report page.
Date
This statement was created on 30 January 2026 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.