Accessibility Statement

This is an accessibility statement from KC Global Design.

Measures to support accessibility

KC Global Design takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of KCGlobalDesign.com:

  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.

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. KCGlobalDesign.com is partially conformant with WCAG 2.0 level AAA. 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 KCGlobalDesign.com. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on KCGlobalDesign.com:

  • Phone: (816) 221-2121
  • E-mail: kcglobaldesign@thinkkc.com 
  • Visitor Address: 30 W Pershing Rd, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64108

We try to respond to feedback within 3-5 business days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of KCGlobalDesign.com 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 accessibility of KCGlobalDesign.com, 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 KCGlobalDesign.com:

  1. Images: Uploaded images may not have descriptive text alternatives because We cannot ensure the quality of contributions. We are in the process of building a new website platform that will be WCAG compliant. Please email us at kcglobaldesign@thinkkc.com if you encounter an issue.
  2. Vidoes: Videos may not have closed captioning available because We cannot ensure the quality of contributions. We are in the process of building a new website platform that will be WCAG compliant. Please email us at kcglobaldesign@thinkkc.com if you encounter an issue.
  3. Text: Text may not be large enough or have enough color contrast ratio because Backend website programing doesn’t allow for increasing color contrast ratio. We are in the process of building a new website platform that will be WCAG compliant. Please email us at kcglobaldesign@thinkkc.com if you encounter an issue.
  4. Element Labeling: Elements may not be properly labeled for screen readers because Backend website programming incorrectly labels elements. We are in the process of building a new website platform that will be WCAG compliant. Please email us at kcglobaldesign@thinkkc.com if you encounter an issue.

Assessment approach

KC Global Design assessed the accessibility of KCGlobalDesign.com by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation

Evaluation report

An evaluation report for KCGlobalDesign.com is available at: https://googlechrome.github.io/lighthouse/viewer/?psiurl=https%3A%2F%2Fkcglobaldesign.com%2F&strategy=mobile&category=performance&category=accessibility&category=best-practices&category=seo&category=pwa&utm_source=lh-chrome-ext