Accessibility declaration for Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir México issued by MODII/IWORDS Communications
Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir México (CDD Mexico) provides this Accessibility Declaration for the www.catolicas mexico.org website.
Through this declaration, MODII/IWORDS Communication certifies that it conducted a thorough accessibility audit of the www.catolicasmexico.org website and it addressed the accessibility errors it found.
This document was issued on 15 April 2024 and is valid until 15 October 2025.
Accessibility commitment
Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir México is committed to implementing the following measures to guarantee the accessibility of www.catolicasmexico.org:
- Adopting a constant commitment to accessibility.
- Providing continued training on accessibility to the organization’s staff.
- Assigning clear accessibility objectives and responsibilities for the website and digital resources.
- Conducting periodic accessibility audits to the website and to the organization’s other digital resources.
Level of conformance
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) establishes the requirements to ensure web designers and digital content developers improve accessibility for people with disabilities. The Guidelines define three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.
The www.catolicasmexico.org website fully conforms to WCAG 2.2 level AA. “Complete conformance” means that the content completely adheres to the accessibility standard without exceptions.
Implemented accessibility measures:
- Keyboard navigation: MODII/IWORDS Communications reviewed and modified the website code to ensure users can navigate, read, and engage with the content using only the keyboard.
- Colour contrast: MODII/IWORDS Communications evaluated the website’s colours on the contrast scale and replaced those that had a low contrast with colour schemes containing enough contrast.
- Screen reader: MODII/IWORDS Communications reviewed and modified the website code to ensure people using screen readers can navigate, read, and engage with the website content.
- Legibility: MODII/IWORDS Communications evaluated the fonts used on the website and verified that they met the legibility criteria and were of a reasonable size to ensure the content is legible.
- Image descriptions: to ensure that people who cannot see the images know what they are conveying.
- Video transcriptions: to ensure that people who cannot see the video know the visual scenes and people who cannot hear it know the dialogues and the auditory scenes.
- Content hierarchy: MODII/IWORDS Communications established a structured heading hiearchy.
- Ensuring semantic content corresponds: MODII/IWORDS Communications guaranteed that visually formatted content corresponded semantically in terms of the code. This ensures that assistive technologies understand their purpose.
- Creating accessible forms: tags were added to the form fields, in addition to messages notifying of errors when completing information.
Compatibility with navigators and assistive technology
The audit verified that the www.catolicasmexico.org website works and is compatible with the following navigators and assistive technology:
- Microsoft Edge with NVDA, Narrator, the browser Zoom In, and the magnifier on Windows 11.
- Mozilla Firefox with NVDA, Narrator, the browser Zoom In, and the magnifier on Windows 11.
- Google Chrome with NVDA, Narrator, the browser Zoom In, and the magnifier on Windows 11.
- Apple Safari with VoiceOver on Mac OS.
- Apple Safari with VoiceOver on IOS.
- Google Chrome with Google Talk Back, magnifying glass, and the browser Zoom In with Android 12.
- Mozilla Firefox with Orca on Debian 11.
Technical specifications
The www.catolicasmexico.org website was developed with the following technology for content presentation:
- HTML5
- WAI ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
- CMS WordPress
Limitations and alternatives
Despite best efforts to guarantee the accessibility of www.catolicasmexico.org, there may be a few limitations. Below there is a description of the known limitations and the possible solutions. Please contact Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir México if you notice a problem not described below.
- Use of the WordPress Content Management System: the WordPress Content Management System (CMS) is a platform designed by third parties. Together with the CMS, there are themes and plugins that do not always consider accessibility. The theme and plugins have been configured to ensure the content is presented in an accessible way. However, elements may cease to function due to the constant updates.
- Alternative text in images: some images lack meaningful alternative text given the extensive amount of content that has been uploaded over the years. We will continue working with the team to solve this issue.
The evaluation approach
MODII/IWORDS Communications evaluated the accessibility of www.catolicasmexico.org through the following approaches:
- The MODII/IWORDS Communications Accessibility Specialist conducted a thorough evaluation of the content using different methods to test accessibility.
- The MODII/IWORDS Communications Development team was in charge of solving errors.
Formal complaints
We are grateful for your comments regarding the accessibility of www.catolicasmexico.org. Please let us know if you find barriers that we did not identify. We will try to respond within two business days.
Email: contacto@cddmx.org
Facebook: @CDDMexico
Instagram: @catolicasmx
X: @CDDMexico
LinkedIn: Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir México
Formal approval of this Accessibility declaration
This Accessibility declaration was approved by MODII/IWORDS Communications, a registered trademark of IWORDS Global Ltd., and by Josias Vásquez, MODII Accessibility Specialist.
MODII/IWORDS Communications evaluates the website structure and content. Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir is responsible for the continued maintenance and for addressing accessibility issues.
This declaration does not consider the accessibility of content created outside of the Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir website.
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