Accessibility Statement

Vedere University is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

We strive to ensure that our website, learning management system, and digital content are accessible to all students, faculty, staff, and visitors. We believe that all individuals should have equal access to educational opportunities and information.

Our commitment includes:
• Designing with accessibility in mind from the start
• Regularly testing our platforms for accessibility compliance
• Providing alternative formats for content when requested
• Training our content creators on accessibility best practices
• Continuously improving based on user feedback

We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities.

Our efforts include:
• Ensuring sufficient color contrast throughout our platforms
• Providing text alternatives for non-text content
• Making all functionality available from a keyboard
• Providing captions and transcripts for multimedia content
• Ensuring content is navigable and understandable

Our website includes the following accessibility features:

Navigation:
• Consistent navigation structure across all pages
• Skip-to-main-content links
• Logical heading hierarchy
• Descriptive link text

Visual:
• High contrast mode support
• Resizable text without loss of functionality
• Alternative text for images
• Clear focus indicators

Multimedia:
• Captions for video content
• Transcripts for audio content
• Pause, stop, and hide options for moving content

Our website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
• Screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver)
• Screen magnification software
• Speech recognition software
• Keyboard-only navigation

While we strive for comprehensive accessibility, some content may have limitations:

• Third-party content: Some content from external sources may not meet accessibility standards. We work with vendors to improve this.
• Legacy documents: Older PDF documents may not be fully accessible. We are working to remediate these.
• Live video: Real-time video sessions may have delayed captions. Recordings include edited captions.

We are actively working to address these limitations and appreciate your patience.

If you need content in an alternative format or have difficulty accessing any part of our website or learning platform, please contact us. We will work with you to provide the information or service you need through an alternative method.

Accommodation requests should include:
• Your name and contact information
• A description of the accessibility barrier you encountered
• The web address (URL) where you experienced the issue
• Your preferred format for receiving information

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

Email: accessibility@vedere.edu
Phone: Contact our main office
Online: Use the contact form on our website

We try to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days.

If you believe that our institution has not responded appropriately to your accessibility concern, you may contact:

• Our Accessibility Coordinator through the contact information above
• The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
• Your state's protection and advocacy organization

Accessibility of our 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.

Vedere University assessed the accessibility of this website using the following methods:

• Self-evaluation: Internal review using accessibility checkers and manual testing
• External audit: Periodic reviews by accessibility specialists
• User testing: Feedback from users with disabilities