The Forestry Group is committed to providing a fully accessible website experience for all users of all abilities, including those who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers, screen enlargement software, and alternative keyboard input devices to navigate the web.

Ongoing Efforts to Ensure Accessibility

We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 as our guiding principle for determining accessibility. These are internationally agreed-upon standards that cover a wide range of recommendations and best practices for making content useable. As we add new pages and functionality to our website, all designs, code, and content entry practices are checked against these standards.

Website accessibility is an ongoing process. We continually test content and features for WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance and remediate any issues to ensure we meet or exceed the standards. Testing of our website is performed by our team members using industry-standard tools such as the Accessibility Checker WordPress Plugin, color contrast analyzers, keyboard-only navigation techniques, and Flesch-Kincaid readability tests.

Accessibility Features On Our Website

The following is a list of items we have included in our website to improve its accessibility:

  • Focusable elements on page – every focusable item has a title or a label. Focusable elements include buttons, links, and form items.
  • Images – every meaningful/non-decorative image at the minimum has an ALT tag and background images have a text equivalent or proper ARIA label.
  • Links/buttons – ensure each has a title or proper role, and tab index if not labeled.
  • Structure – ensure each page has proper structure such as proper use of headings such as h1,h2,h3 etc
  • Fixed or deleted broken links and images.
  • Fixed color contrast issues for better readability.

This is part of our broader effort to make everyone’s experience at The Forestry Group a welcoming and enjoyable one. Please note that while we make every effort to provide information accessible for all users, we cannot guarantee the accessibility of third party websites to which we may link.

Accessibility Support Contact

We welcome comments, questions, and feedback on our website. If you are using assistive technologies and are having difficulty using our website, please email lisa@theforestrygroup.com or give us a call at 619-823-8414. We will do our best to assist you and resolve issues.