Cloud Institute Accessibility Statement
At Cloud Institute, we are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
Revised: February 10, 2020.
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Measures To Support Accessibility
Cloud Institute takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Cloud Institute:
- Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
- Appoint an accessibility officer and/or ombudsperson.
- Assign clear accessibility targets and responsibilities.
- Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
Conformance Status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Cloud Institute is conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Conformance means the functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation. This site contains third party course players and search box. As it is out of our hands to make third-party applications accessible, we have notified of our efforts to becoming ADA Compliant and receiving a WCAG Certification.
FeedBack
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Cloud Institute. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Cloud Institute:
- accessibility@quickstart.com
Compatibility With Browsers And Assistive Technology
Cloud Institute is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- The website works with most assistive technologies and modern browsers.
Cloud Institute is not compatible with:
- We are aware of some accessibility issues that have been noted on our VPAT 2.3 document and we are working to resolve these issues.
Technical Specification
Accessibility of Cloud Institute 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.
Limitations And Alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Cloud Institute, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below. Known limitations for Cloud Institute:
- Search form is a third party add-on: Search for item in the site because the search box does not have a label or aria-label. We have notified the the developer of the add-on.
- reCAPTCHA is a third party add-on: reCAPTCHA missing or invalid label or aria-label. We have notified the the developer of the add-on.
- Videos third party: We use videos offer by outside suppliers and have notified the the developer of the add-on..
Assessment Approach
Cloud Institute assessed the accessibility of our site and CLIPP Platform by the following approaches:
- External and independent 3rd party compliance specialist
Evaluation Report
Name of Product/Version: Cloud Institute
Product Description: Educational online course catalog
Date: June 28, 2019
Contact information: accessibility@quickstart.com
Notes: This site contains third party content. As it is out of our hands to make third-party applications accessible, we have notified them of our efforts to becoming ADA Compliant and receiving a WCAG Certification.
Evaluation Methods Used: Manual evaluation with assistive technologies and Automated Evaluation to review code structure.
Applicable Standards/Guidelines
This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guidelines:
| Standard / Guidelines | Included In Report |
|---|---|
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, at http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/RECWCAG20- 20081211/ | Level A (Yes ) Level AA (Yes ) Level AAA ( No ) |
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 at https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/ | Level A (Yes ) Level AA (Yes ) Level AAA ( No ) |
Terms
The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:
• Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
• Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.
• Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.
• Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.
• Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can be used only in WCAG 2.0 Level AAA.
WCAG 2.x Report
Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.x Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.0 Conformance Requirements.
Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A
Notes: The audio and video is related to third party content.
| Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks & Explanations |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) | Supports | The criteria meets the requirements |
| 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | There is no audio on this site |
| 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | There is no audio on this site |
| 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | There is no audio on this site |
| 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) | Partially Supports | Search and reCAPTCHA control does not have a corresponding label this is a third-party. |
| 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) | Supports | The criteria meets the requirements |
| 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) | Supports | The criteria meets the requirements |
| 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) | Supports | The criteria meets the requirements |
| 1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) | Not Applicable | There is no audio on this site. |
| 2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) | Supports | The criteria meets the requirements |
| 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) | Supports | The criteria meets the requirements |
| 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. There are no predesignate keyboard shortcuts. |
| 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. There is no time sensitive material in this site. |
| 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2 1.4.Bypass Blocks (Level A) | Supports | The Skip to content is not need for this application as content starts right at the top. |
| 2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) | Supports | A page does not have a first level heading. |
| 2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.2.2 On Input (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 4.1.1 Parsing (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA
Notes: The audio and video is related to third party content.
| Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) | Not Applicable | This site has no video or audio. |
| 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) | Not Applicable | This site has no video or audio. |
| 1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
| 4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA 2.1 only) | Supports | The website meets the requirements. |
Table 3: Success Criteria, Level AAA
Notes: This site is not required to be evaluated for Level AAA
| Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2.7 Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.8 Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.2.9 Audio-only (Live) (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.3.6 Identify Purpose (Level AAA 2.1 only) | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.6 Contrast Enhanced (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.7 Low or No Background Audio (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.8 Visual Presentation (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 1.4.9 Images of Text (No Exception) Control (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception) (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.3 No Timing (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.4 Interruptions (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.5 Re-authenticating (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.2.6 Timeouts (Level AAA 2.1 only) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.2 Three Flashes (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.3.3 Animation from Interactions (Level AAA 2.1 only) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.8 Location (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.9 Link Purpose (Link Only) (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.4.10 Section Headings (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.5 Target Size (Level AAA 2.1 only) | Not Evaluated | |
| 2.5.6 Concurrent Input Mechanisms (Level AAA 2.1 only) | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.3 Unusual Words (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.4 Abbreviations (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.5 Reading Level (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.1.6 Pronunciation (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.2.5 Change on Request (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.5 Help (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
| 3.3.6 Error Prevention (All) (Level AAA) | Not Evaluated | |
Legal Disclaimer
This site has been evaluated by a third part independent vendor that specializes in compliancy and accessibility. They are in the business of helping business become WCAG Certified. We will honor this VPAT for six (6) months, form the date indicated above, after which will deem this VPAT void and will require a re-evaluation.
This VPAT service as validation of a Partial WCAG Certification and indicates that Cloud Institute is working towards a full WCAG Certification. The information contained in this VPAT represents the current state of accessibility at the time of this document.