Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement for The Center for Abuse & Rape Emergencies, Inc.

This is an accessibility statement from The Center for Abuse & Rape Emergencies, Inc. [C.A.R.E.].

Measures to support accessibility

C.A.R.E. takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of https//carefl.org/:

  • Include accessibility research as part of our ongoing efforts to improve the accessibility of our website.

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. Our website (https//carefl.org/) is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Additional accessibility considerations

Although our goal is WCAG 2.2 Level AA conformance, we have also applied some Level AAA Success Criteria: ARIA landmarks are used to identify regions of the page; the visual presentation of text has a contrast ratio of at least 7:1; web pages do not contain anything that flashes more than three times in any one second period; section headings are used to organize content.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of https//carefl.org/. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on https//carefl.org/:

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of https//carefl.org/ 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
  • 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 https//carefl.org/, 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 https//carefl.org/:

  1. Closed captioning: Videos highlighted on our website may not have closed captioning available because we cannot ensure the accessibility measures taken by other organizations. When applicable we will offer an accessible PDF of the video transcript. Please contact us and let us know if you encounter issues with any videos highlighted on our website.
  2. PDF documents: PDF documents may not be screen reader friendly because PDF documents, such as copies of tax documentation, were created prior to implementation of accessibility strategies. When new PDFs are created, we are working to ensure they are screen reader friendly. Please contact us to report any PDFs on our website that are currently inaccessible.
  3. The accessibility of certain pages on the site may be impacted by third-party content not under our direct control. We are actively working to address these issues and achieve full compliance with accessibility standards across all areas of our website.

Assessment approach

The Center for Abuse & Rape Emergencies, Inc. [C.A.R.E.] assessed the accessibility of https://carefl.org/ by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • We use the Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool (https://wave.webaim.org/) throughout the design process to guide our design and development.

Date

This statement was created on 2 March 2026 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.