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Accessibility

Built to be used by everyone

ACES serves people with disabilities. An inaccessible website would contradict the work — so accessibility is a build requirement here, not an afterthought.

Our commitments

What we've built in

  • Built to WCAG 2.2 AA

    This site is designed and built to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 at Level AA — the standard most widely referenced in US accessibility policy.

  • Full keyboard operation

    Every menu, dialog, carousel, form, and gallery on this site can be operated with a keyboard alone. Focus is always visible and never trapped without an escape.

  • Screen reader support

    Semantic landmarks, a single unbroken heading hierarchy on every page, descriptive alternative text on every meaningful image, and labels bound to every form control.

  • Readable contrast

    Body text meets a 4.5:1 contrast ratio against its background, and large text meets 3:1. Color is never the only way information is conveyed.

  • Respects reduced motion

    If your device is set to reduce motion, animations on this site are switched off rather than merely shortened.

  • Works at any size

    The site reflows without horizontal scrolling down to 320 pixels wide and remains usable at 200% zoom. Touch targets are at least 44 by 44 pixels.

Keyboard

Everything works without a mouse

A skip link at the top of every page jumps straight past the navigation to the main content.
Keyboard shortcuts available on this website
KeyWhat it does
TabMove forward through links, buttons, and form fields
Shift + TabMove backward
EnterActivate a link or button
SpaceActivate a button, or check a checkbox
EscClose a menu, dialog, or the image viewer
⌘ K / Ctrl + KOpen site search from anywhere
← →Move between images in the gallery viewer

Conformance status

This website aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA.

Accessibility is checked as part of the build: heading structure, alternative text, form labeling, color contrast, focus visibility, keyboard operation, and behavior at 320 pixels wide and at 200% zoom. Third-party embeds — such as maps — are loaded only when you interact with them, and a text address and directions link is always provided alongside.

Accessibility is never finished. If something on this site does not work for you, we want to know — a barrier we do not hear about is one we cannot fix.

Tell us about a barrier

If you have trouble using any part of this site, contact us and describe what happened. Include the page and the assistive technology you use if you can — it helps us reproduce and fix it faster. We aim to respond within one business day.

We can also provide any information on this site in an alternative format on request.

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