Accessibility Statement

Novac Consulting LLC

Last updated: April 2024

Novac Consulting LLC (“Company,” “we,” or “us”) is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience to everyone, including those with disabilities. It is Novac Consulting LLC’s policy to ensure that persons with disabilities have full and equal opportunity to access and benefit from the goods, services, privileges, advantages, and accommodations offered by Novac Consulting LLC through www.novacconsulting.com or any subdomains (the “Website”). To ensure meaningful access and provide effective communication to persons with disabilities, Novac Consulting LLC has undertaken the following measures:

Notice

Novac Consulting LLC provides this accessibility statement and notice, prominently and directly linked from our Website’s homepage, soliciting feedback from Website visitors on how accessibility can be improved. We welcome your feedback on the Website’s accessibility. Please let us know if you encounter any barriers to access:

Email: jenny[at]novacconsulting[dot]com

Phone: 860-301-2851

Standards

Novac Consulting LLC has adopted and shall make every reasonable effort for our Website to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) 2.1 Level AA to improve accessibility and user experience. WCAG is published by the World Wide Web Consortium (“W3C”), Web Accessibility Initiative (“WAI”), available at www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/.

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are technical standards to improve digital accessibility.

Programming

To create an optimal experience across a variety of browser, device, and assistive technology combinations, our Website relies upon the following languages and specifications:

  • HTML

  • WAI-ARIA

  • CSS

  • JavaScript

Note that different technology combinations may interpret code in unique ways and render experiences that are specific to those combinations.

Compatibility

Our website is designed to be compatible with assistive technologies and the last two versions of major browsers including Chrome, FireFox, and Safari. Assistive technologies include NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, and TalkBack screen readers. Our Website may not display optimally in Internet Explorer 10 or older browsers.

Coordinator

Novac Consulting LLC has designated a Web Accessibility Coordinator who is knowledgeable on web accessibility, and responsible for carrying out this policy.

Distribution

Noavac Consulting LLC makes available and annually distributes this policy statement to all personnel that design, develop, maintain, manage, or otherwise have responsibility for the content and format of our Website (“Web Content Personnel”). Novac Consulting LLC requires employees and contractors to comply with this policy.

Expertise

Novac Consulting LLC engages UserWay (https://userway.org/) as an ongoing resource and for evaluation and testing of our Website every twenty four hours for WCAG 2.1 AA conformance via its Accessibility Widget. Novac Consulting LLC further conducts an annual Accessibility Audit and, based on the evaluation, identification of any barriers, and recommendations, works to enhance the accessibility of our Website.

Testing

Novac Consulting LLC engages in automated testing and user testing of individuals with disabilities to continually assess and improve the accessibility of our Website.

Training

Novac Consulting LLC provides annual training on web accessibility to Web Content Personnel, and considers the degree and effectiveness with which personnel took accessibility considerations into account in the performance of their duties when reviewing their performance.

Compliance

Through Novac Consulting LLC’s proactive efforts and genuine commitment to accessibility and following best practices set forth by relevant laws and governing bodies, Novac Consulting LLC believes it not only meets but exceeds the digital accessibility requirements imposed by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as other applicable anti-discrimination laws.

Resources

  • NVDA screen reader (free) (https://www.nvaccess.org/download/)

  • Accessible.org (https://accessible.org/)

  • W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (https://www.w3.org/WAI/)

  • The Americans with Disabilities Act (https://www.ada.gov/2010_regs.htm)

  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/)

Attribution

The framework for this accessibility statement was created by Kris Rivenburgh and customized by Novac Consulting LLC.