Accessibility Statement

This statement applies to content and published on the domain: https://datamethodsinitiative.org

Our commitment to accessibility

The Data Methods Initiative (DMI) is committed to ensuring our website is accessible to all users, including individuals with disabilities. We adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA and integrate selected Level AAA features where feasible. Our goal is to create an inclusive digital environment that is user-friendly, functional, and navigable for everyone.

Measures to support accessibility

We take the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

• Include accessibility as part of our organization’s values.
• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
• Integrate accessibility into our internal and external practices.
• Include people with disabilities in our design and development team.
• Include accessibility as a requirement for our web content, which must meet WCAG 2.2 AA, and should meet AAA as feasible.
• Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
• Usability test with participants with disabilities.

On our website you should be able to:

• zoom up to 200% without problems
• navigate all of the website using just a keyboard
• navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software

This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549 v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2.

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. DMI’s website meets WCAG 2.2 Level AA and incorporates selected WCAG Level AAA elements, including:

• No background audio
• Programmatically indicating the purpose of icons, regions and user interface components and using ARIA landmarks to identify the regions of the page
• Giving visitors control over the background and foreground colors as far as “Light Mode” or “Dark Mode”
• Giving visitors control over animations on the site

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared on 03 February 2025.

The statement is based on a self-evaluation conducted on the site throughout it’s development and upon it’s completion by one of our team members who is an experienced accessibility professional. The accessibility of this website is constantly tested and improve as part of an ongoing process.

The assessment included testing with NVDA and JAWS technologies in Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Brave and Microsoft Edge as well as the native assistive technologies available in Microsoft Windows 10. 

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Data Methods Initiative (DMI)’s website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

• E-mail: gro.evitaitinisdohtematadobfsctd-75f403@olleh

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days, and to propose a solution within 10 business days. You are entitled to escalate a complaint to the national authority, should you be dissatisfied with our response to you.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The Data Methods Initiative (DMI)’s website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• The latest version of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari browsers; in combination with the latest versions of JAWS and NVDA.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of the Data Methods Initiative (DMI)’s 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.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Data Methods Initiative (DMI)’s website, 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:

1. Third Party Systems: We work with third party systems such as WordPress, MailerLite, Gravity Forms and Cwicly, and while we make an effort to select software solutions that conform to accessibility standards, add layers of code to improve accessibility and/or communicate with developers to suggest accessibility improvements, the owners and developers of these solutions have the ultimate control over their accessibility and in some cases there are no viable alternatives. I welcome all feedback regarding the platforms I use and suggestions of alternatives to improve the accessibility of our organization’s processes.

Evaluation report

An evaluation statement for the Data Methods Initiative (DMI)’s website is available upon request.