Accessibility

The Pediatric Rheumatology IDEA Lab is committed to ensuring accessibility and usability for all visitors to our website. We are striving to adhere to the accessibility standards and guidelines set forth by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Ongoing Efforts: We are working to incorporate features in our website that improve its accessibility and usability. Our team is dedicated to regularly reviewing and updating our content and implementing accessibility best practices. We conduct periodic accessibility audits and user testing to identify areas for improvement and address any issues that may arise.
We are aiming to ensure that the following features will soon be incorporated into our website:

Alternative text to ensure that images and visual content can be understood by screen readers and assistive technologies.
Keyboard navigation to ensure our website can be navigated using a keyboard alone.
Clear and consistent layout to enable users to easily find and access content.
Scalable fonts so that users can increase or decrease font size to improve readability.
Skip to content icons that allow users to navigate directly to the page's main content.
Descriptive link text to provide clear information about the destination of each link.
Video subtitles and transcripts to ensure that users with hearing impairments can access the content.
Compatibility features that ensure the site is accessible with commonly used web browsers and assistive technologies.
Translation from English to multiple other languages using third-party translation services.

Third-Party Content: While we strive to ensure accessibility on our website, we may have certain third-party content or applications that are beyond our direct control.

Feedback and Support: We value feedback from our users. If you encounter any difficulties accessing or using our website, or if you have any suggestions to improve accessibility, please contact us We will make every effort to address your concerns and provide you with the information you need.