Our Commitment to Accessibility

Better Because Collective is committed to providing a fully accessible website experience for all users of all abilities, including those who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers, screen enlargement software, and alternative keyboard input devices to navigate the web.

Ongoing Efforts to Ensure Accessibility

We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 as our guiding principle for determining accessibility. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Better Because Collective is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content may not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Website accessibility is an ongoing process. As we add new pages and functionality to our website, all designs, code, and content entry practices are checked against these standards. Better Because Collective assesses the website’s accessibility through self-evaluation. Our team members test our website using automated testing tools, color contrast analyzers, keyboard-only navigation techniques, and Flesch-Kincaid readability tests.

Accessibility Features On Our Website

The following is a list of items we have included in our website to improve its accessibility:

  • Our website design is mobile-responsive with appropriately sized tap-targets.
  • Navigational aids are provided on all pages. Skip navigation links have been incorporated to facilitate keyboard navigation and bypass content on a page, allowing users to jump directly to the primary navigation, main content, and footer.
  • Our website declares a language in the header.
  • All images and other non-text elements have appropriate alternative text associated with them.
  • Structural markup to indicate expected section containers, headings, lists, and buttons has been provided to make our content more understandable and “skim-able” by all users, regardless of device.
  • Forms are associated with labels and instructions on filling in forms are available, along with clearly understandable error states.
  • Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) screen-reader only text is present when links, buttons, icons, or images require additional context to understand their meaning.
  • A warning is provided before links open in a new tab or window.

Accessibility Support Contact

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Better Because Collective. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Better Because Collective:

We try to respond to feedback within 3 business days.