Accessibility Policy

Accessibility Statement for Transfer Explorer

Ithaka S+R and JSTOR Labs is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards and best practices.

Measures to support accessibility

Ithaka S+R and JSTOR Labs takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Transfer Explorer:

  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
  • Include automated accessibility testing in our development process

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. The latest Transfer Explorer Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) (PDF) demonstrates the extent of conformance with both Section 508 and WCAG standards and guidelines based on the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT).

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Transfer Explorer. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Transfer Explorer:

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Transfer Explorer 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.

Assessment approach

Ithaka S+R and JSTOR Labs assessed the accessibility of the Transfer Explorer website by self-evaluation. Remediation and validation of issues found is currently in progress.

Evaluation Methods Used: MacOS - VoiceOver + Safari/Chrome/Firefox, Windows - NVDA & JAWS 2023 + Chromium Edge/Firefox, Color Contrast Analyzer Tool, ANDI, Axe DevTools, text spacing bookmarklet, keyboard-only

Formal approval of this accessibility statement

This Accessibility Statement is approved by Mat Harris (WAS), Web Accessibility Lead, ITHAKA