ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE

The School of Visual Arts is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We want as many people as possible to be able to use our websites, and we are continually improving the user experience of this satellite website, vfl.sva.edu, for everyone by conforming with relevant accessibility standards. For further details on SVA’s accessibility policies, please visit our main website at sva.edu/accessibility-notice.

  • In our effort to provide a fully accessible and optimized user experience for all site visitors, vfl.sva.edu has taken careful measure to ensure an excellent user experience, regardless of the assistive technology being used to access this site or the specific abilities of those individuals seeking access to this site.

    The vfl.sva.edu website is monitored and tested regularly by internal resources and by AudioEye, a third-party provider of Web Accessibility testing and monitoring. As issues of accessibility are identified, results of automated and manual testing are managed through the AudioEye® Digital Accessibility Platform. As new solutions are discovered to improve the user experience, remediation is tracked through the AudioEye system and fixes are implemented to improve the website user experience.

  • The AudioEye Certification seal represents a commitment to accessibility and digital inclusion. The AudioEye certification process involves automatic and manual testing with the goal of maximizing conformance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA Success Criteria.

    AudioEye certifies that this site is in the process of being enhanced to conform with WCAG 2.1 Level AA Success Criteria to the greatest extent possible.

    AudioEye and vfl.sva.edu continue to collaborate in an ongoing effort to maintain conformance and provide an accessible user experience for all users

    This website is regularly tested using a variety of assistive technologies. We recommend using the following web browser / screen reader combinations for an optimized experience:

    For Windows users: JAWS and Chrome or NVDA and Firefox

    For Mac users: VoiceOver and Safari or VoiceOver and Chrome

    For mobile users: VoiceOver for the iPhone and TalkBack for Android devices

  • Please see more information about WCAG compliance.

    Improving the User Experience for Users of Assistive Technologies

    vfl.sva.edu has leveraged the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 as reference to ensure the web content made available from this site is more accessible for individuals with disabilities and user friendly for everyone.

    These globally recognized best practices (as recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium) consist of three levels of accessibility measurement (A, AA, and AAA). To the greatest extent feasible, vfl.sva.edu has elected to conform to Level AA of these guidelines.

  • Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

  • Providing Users with a Free and Customizable Assistive Utility

    In addition to the above-mentioned techniques and strategies – and since not all site visitors have access to assistive tools such as screen readers – we have provided free Web Enhancement Tools that allow site visitors to customize their user experience.

    Activate the AudioEye Toolbar by clicking on the Accessibility icon on any page in this website.

    Features

    The Visual Toolkit

    • The Visual Toolkit Customize the visual display of the website

    Page Elements Navigation

    • Navigate easily through any page by element, or content hierarchy

    AudioEye Help Desk

    • Report accessibility related issues

  • Dedicated web accessibility experts are available to assist site visitors with any issues accessing content and the various services and functions made available across the vfl.sva.edu website. Site visitors may choose to engage with the Help Desk to report and troubleshoot web accessibility related issues.