Accessibility Statement
This statement was last updated on May 5, 2025.
We at Moananui Sanctuary Trust are working to make our site moananuisanctuary.org accessible to people with disabilities.
Our Commitment to Accessibility
At Moananui Sanctuary Trust, we are committed to ensuring that our website, moananuisanctuary.org, is accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. We strive to provide an inclusive online experience that allows all users to easily navigate, understand, and interact with our content as we work towards protecting Pacific whales and oceans.
Measures to Support Accessibility
Moananui Sanctuary Trust takes the following measures to ensure the accessibility of our website:
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Adherence to Standards: We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA. These guidelines outline best practices for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities.
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Semantic HTML: We use semantic HTML elements to structure our content, providing clear meaning and context for assistive technologies.
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Alternative Text for Images: All non-text content, such as images and icons, includes descriptive alternative text so that users who cannot see them can understand their purpose.
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Keyboard Navigation: Our website is designed to be navigable using a keyboard, allowing users who cannot use a mouse to access all interactive elements.
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Clear and Consistent Navigation: We strive to maintain a clear and consistent navigation structure to help users easily find the information they need.
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Sufficient Color Contrast: We aim to ensure sufficient color contrast between text and background to make content easier to read for users with low vision or color blindness.
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Resizable Text: Users should be able to adjust the text size of our content using their browser settings without loss of functionality.
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Video Captions and Transcripts: Where applicable, we provide captions for video content and transcripts for audio content to make information accessible to users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
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Ongoing Efforts: We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our website and regularly review our site to identify and address any accessibility barriers.
Known Accessibility Limitations
Despite our best efforts, you may encounter some accessibility limitations on our website. We are actively working to identify and resolve these issues. Please contact us if you experience any difficulties. Our conformance status is (Partially conformant) meaning some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard cited. However, in the near future, we will aim to include more audio-visual content and narrated stories to assist visually and audio impaired site visitors.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of moananuisanctuary.org. Please let us know if you encounter any accessibility barriers while using our site. Your comments and suggestions are valuable and will help us make improvements. You can contact us by filling out the contact form below.
Third-Party Content
Please note that our website may contain content provided by third parties, which may not adhere to the same accessibility standards as our own content. Moananui Sanctuary Trust is not responsible for the accessibility of this external content.