We want Chicago Local to work for everyone, including people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, magnification, voice control or other assistive technology.
Our standard
We build the site to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA. We do this in the site's own code. We don't rely on an add-on "accessibility widget."
How we check
- An automated accessibility check runs on every page type every time the site is updated, at phone and desktop sizes. Updates with serious issues aren't published.
- Before launch and after major changes, we test by hand: keyboard only, a screen reader (VoiceOver), 200% zoom, a phone held sideways, and reduced-motion settings.
- Every map has a text list beside it with the same places.
Known limitations
- Some listings link to other websites that we don't control and that may not be accessible.
- Older photo credits and some source documents we link to (such as PDFs from other organizations) may not meet the standard.
Tell us about a problem
If anything on the site is hard to use, please email consultingwithari@gmail.com with the page address and what happened. We'll reply within 2 business days and work to fix it. If you need information from the site in another format, we'll provide it.