Iḷisaġvik College 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
We take the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:
- Appoint an accessibility officer.
- Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
- Assign clear accessibility targets and responsibilities.
- Perform a weekly automated crawl of the website to flag errors.
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. Iḷisaġvik College is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of our content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Iḷisaġvik College’s website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers found on our website:
- Phone: 907-852-1776
- E-mail: helpdesk@ilisagvik.edu
- Visitor address: NARL Main Building 360
- Postal address: P.O. Box 749, Barrow, AK 99723
You may also choose to file a complaint online through our online Feedback form.
We try to respond to feedback within 1-2 business days.
Technical specifications
Accessibility of our website 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
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Assessment approach
We assessed the accessibility of our website by the following approaches:
- Automated evaluation
- Self-evaluation
- External evaluation
Formal approval of this accessibility statement
This Accessibility Statement is approved by:
Iḷisaġvik College
Justina Wilhelm
President
Formal complaints
We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 2 business days, and to propose a solution within 10 business days. You are entitled to escalate a complaint to the Office of Civil Rights, should you be dissatisfied with our response to you.