Accessibility statement

This portal is built to conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the standard the U.S. Department of Justice adopted for state and local government web content under Title II of the ADA.

How that is achieved rather than claimed

• The page is the document. Every agenda, packet and set of minutes is real HTML rendered on the server — headings, lists, tables and landmarks — not a PDF with text painted on it and not a JavaScript application that assembles itself in the browser. The PDF is produced from that accessible HTML, so the two cannot drift apart.
• Keyboard first. Every control is reachable and operable by keyboard, in a visible focus order. Drag-to-reorder in the staff tools has a keyboard equivalent on the same screen, not on a separate "accessible version".
• Contrast. Body text meets 4.5:1 and large text 3:1 in both the light and dark themes. Colour is never the only carrier of meaning — every status badge also has a word.
• It works without JavaScript. Reading an agenda, downloading a packet, searching and subscribing all function with scripting disabled.
• Attachments are checked. The system flags an uploaded PDF that has no text layer at the moment it is uploaded, so an inaccessible attachment is caught before publication rather than after a complaint.

Feedback

If you meet a barrier anywhere in this portal, tell us and we will fix it. Accessibility defects are treated as production defects, not enhancement requests.