Website Accessibility Policy

The Website Accessibility Policy has been approved by the Jefferson Conservation District Board of Supervisors.

Jefferson Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements, and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, JCD has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations, please contact our accessibility officer at alison.wermuth@jeffersoncd.com, call us at 720-661-1738, email us at jcd@jeffersoncd.com, or fill out the form below.

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

JCD has designated Alison Wermuth as its compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue at alison.wermuth@jeffersoncd.com or call us at 720-661-1738.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to annual testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, JCD regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found. In our ongoing commitment to transparency, we will make the last three months’ reports available to the public below.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 720-661-1738.

Report an Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content. Per JCD's internal processes, issues or requests for accommodation reported via our contact form below will be responded to by the compliance officer or designee within 2 business days. You may also call us at 720-661-1738 or email us at jcd@jeffersoncd.com.

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Q4 Accessibility Report

Jefferson Conservation District (JCD) is committed to providing equitable access to all Coloradans. Our ongoing accessibility effort works towards the day when all JCD services, programs, and activities are accessible, providing equal access to information and services to all Coloradans.

To that end, JCD has a plan to prioritize, evaluate, remediate and continuously improve every digital touchpoint within our services, programs, and activities. Below, you’ll find just some of the measures that the Jefferson Conservation District (JCD) is undertaking.

For our website, our goal is WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance.

Accessibility Maturity

Updating this status on a yearly basis will demonstrate the organization’s ongoing commitment to accessibility. This is a high-level self-assessment tool used to help the community understand the extent to which your JCD has developed or implemented accessibility.

JCD is at the following accessibility maturity level for 2024: 

We are at the Integrate stage where a roadmap including timeline is in place, overall organizational approach defined and well organized.

Why we are at this stage: 

  • We have made changes to our current Squarespace site to comply with WCAG 2.1 AA Standards and continuously check pages monthly to implement new changes and updates when necessary

  • We have applied for a .gov domain, a more secure domain which will allow for Jefferson Conservation District to move to the accessible .gov Drupal platform on May 8, 2024. Approval for a .gov domain can take 8 weeks or longer. 

  • We have applied to join the .gov Drupal platform, which will ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA Standards. We are seventh in line, and project launch may take 12-16 weeks as of June 4th, 2024

  • As of September 30, 2024, we have remediated 46 pdfs on our website that are property of and created by JCD, and will continue to post accessible pdfs to our website when new pdfs need to be posted.

  • 15 website pages have been checked using SiteImprove and the WAVE Evaluation browser tools, to look for accessibility errors and to rectify any errors that arise from new updates to web pages.

  • 97 links have been checked for clarity and accessibility.

  • 91 photos have been checked and alternative text has been added to all new photos added to the web pages.

  • Font size and line spacing have been checked on all jeffersoncd.com web pages.

  • Color contrast has been checked on all webpages using the WebAim: Contrast Checker on jeffersoncd.com