Accessibility Statement

Water-safety information only helps if people can use it. Our goal is for every page on aminfoundation.io, our resource library and our kids' games to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 (opens in a new tab) at level AA. WCAG 2.2 is the W3C's current Recommendation, published on December 12, 2024. We are still working toward that goal, and we want to hear about anything that gets in your way.

What we build in

• Works with a keyboard. You can reach every link, button and form field with the keyboard, and a “Skip to content” link comes first on each page.
• Readable text. We use a typeface designed for legibility, strong color contrast, and short sentences. Family pages aim for a grade 6 to 8 reading level.
• Works on any screen. Pages fit a small phone screen without sideways scrolling. Wide tables scroll inside their own box instead.
• Text for images. Images in our guides must have a text description, or our publishing check stops them. Each infographic page also lists the infographic's main points as plain text.
• Calm motion. If your device is set to reduce motion, we turn animations down.
• Clear forms. Every field has a visible label. Errors are listed at the top of the form and linked to the field that needs fixing.
• Checklists you can tick with a mouse, a finger or the keyboard. Your ticks stay in your own browser.
• Printables with a web version. Each printable and lesson plan has a web page with the same content, so you can read it with a screen reader or zoom in.
• No time limits on reading, tools or games.

How we test

Before changes go live, automated tests check pages at a phone width and a desktop width. They run accessibility checks, test keyboard use and make sure pages don't scroll sideways. Automated tests can't catch everything, so we also rely on you: we fix problems people report.

Known limits

• Bengali pages are new. Until a fluent reviewer checks each one, it is marked “translation under review,” and the English page is the reference.
• Downloadable PDFs may not work as well with every screen reader as our web pages do. If a PDF doesn't work for you, use the web version of the same resource.
• Some content comes from other websites. When we link to official sources, such as the CDC or the Red Cross, those sites have their own accessibility.

Tell us about a barrier

If something on our site is hard to use, please tell us through the contact form. It helps to include:

1. the page address;
2. what you were trying to do;
3. what happened, and the device, browser or assistive technology you use.

We will reply by email, and if we can't fix the problem right away, we will try to get you the information in another way.

What you can do today

• Change the text size with your browser's zoom (Ctrl and + on Windows, Command and + on a Mac). Our pages are built to reflow.
• Turn on “reduce motion” in your device settings if moving images bother you.
• Find water-safety help for every ability in Water Safety for Every Ability, for children and adults with autism, epilepsy, disabilities and other needs.
• Report a barrier through the contact form.