Website Accessibility Statement

Effective Date: 2024-05-23

At Progress Place, we are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all our website users, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to improve the user experience for everyone and apply relevant accessibility standards to make our website, progressplace.org, as accessible as possible.

1. Our Commitment

Progress Place is dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible online environment. We aim to comply with all applicable standards, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, which are guidelines for making web content more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities.

2. Accessibility Standards

To ensure accessibility, we aim to adhere to the following standards:

a. Perceivable: Information and user interface components must be presented to users in ways they can perceive. This includes providing text alternatives for non-text content and ensuring that content is adaptable and distinguishable.

b. Operable: User interface components and navigation must be operable. This means making all functionality available from a keyboard and providing users enough time to read and use the content.

c. Understandable: Information and the operation of the user interface must be understandable. We strive to make text readable and predictable and to provide input assistance when necessary.

d. Robust: Content must be robust enough to be reliably interpreted by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies.

3. Ongoing Efforts

Progress Place is continuously working on improving the accessibility of our Website by:

a. Regularly auditing our website's accessibility.

b. Training our staff on accessibility standards and best practices.

c. Seeking feedback from users on accessibility issues and addressing them promptly.

4. Assistive Technologies

Our Website is designed to be compatible with a variety of assistive technologies, including screen readers, screen magnifiers, and speech recognition software. We recommend using the latest versions of these technologies for the best experience.

5. Alternative Access Methods

If you experience any difficulty in accessing any part of our Website or need assistance, please contact us, and we will provide you with the information or service you need through an alternative method.

6. Third-Party Content

While we strive to ensure that our Website is accessible, we cannot guarantee the accessibility of third-party content or websites linked to from our Website. We encourage third-party providers to comply with accessibility standards and will review and respond to issues as they are identified.

7. Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our Website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions on how we can improve accessibility, please contact us:

Progress Place

Email: theclub@progressplace.org

Address: 576 Church Street, Toronto, ON, M4Y 2E3

Phone: 416-323-0223

8. Policy Updates

We may update this Accessibility Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, standards, and feedback from users. The date of the latest update will be indicated at the top of this policy.

Thank you for visiting Progress Place and for your commitment to accessibility. We are dedicated to providing a website that is inclusive and accessible to all users.