Website Accessibility
Our Commitment to Accessibility
Safe Community Project is committed to providing digital information, educational resources, and online services that are accessible to the widest possible audience, including people with disabilities.
Accessibility is particularly important to our mission. Our websites provide public-safety information, educational materials, training resources, videos, documents, and other information that may be important before, during, and after an emergency. We believe people should be able to access and understand this information regardless of disability, the technology they use, or the way they interact with our websites.
We therefore work to make our digital content usable with commonly available assistive technologies and to follow recognized accessibility practices and standards where reasonably possible.
Accessibility Standards
Safe Community Project uses the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as an important reference for the design, development, maintenance, and improvement of our websites and digital content.
Our accessibility efforts may include:
- Providing alternative text for meaningful images and graphics;
- Supporting keyboard navigation where practical;
- Maintaining appropriate color contrast and readable typography;
- Using meaningful headings, labels, links, and page structures;
- Providing captions or other accessible alternatives for video and multimedia content where appropriate;
- Designing forms and interactive elements with accessibility in mind;
- Creating and improving accessible electronic documents, including PDF files;
- Supporting screen readers, screen magnification, voice-recognition software, and other assistive technologies; and
- Reviewing new and updated content for accessibility as our websites and digital services evolve.
Safe Community Project also considers applicable accessibility requirements and recognized practices associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, including Section 508 where applicable, and relevant California accessibility requirements.
An Ongoing Process
Digital accessibility is an ongoing process rather than a one-time certification.
Safe Community Project operates websites containing a substantial and continually evolving collection of educational materials, videos, photographs, graphics, downloadable documents, historical resources, and interactive content. We regularly update our websites and periodically introduce new technologies, services, and content.
As part of that process, we work to identify and correct accessibility barriers when they are discovered. Older or archived materials may not always meet current accessibility standards, particularly content originally created using earlier technologies or standards.
Third-party content, embedded services, external websites, applications, documents, or technologies that are not controlled by Safe Community Project may also have accessibility characteristics that are outside our direct control.
Documents and PDF Files
Our websites contain downloadable documents, including PDF files. We endeavor to make newly created and frequently used documents accessible whenever practical and continue to improve older documents as they are revised or republished.
Some historical, archived, third-party, or highly specialized documents may not be fully accessible with all assistive technologies.
If you encounter a document that you cannot access, please contact us. When reasonably possible, we will work with you to provide the information in an alternative accessible format.
Modern web browsers and many computers and mobile devices can display PDF documents directly. Additional PDF-reading software may also be used according to the needs and preferences of the individual user.
Video and Multimedia
Video is an important part of Safe Community Project’s educational and public-safety work. We endeavor to provide captions for video programming intended for broad public distribution and to consider accessibility when developing new multimedia content.
Some older, archived, third-party, live, or specialized training content may not contain every accessibility feature available in newer productions. We continue to evaluate and improve our multimedia accessibility as technologies and standards evolve.
Accessibility Benefits Everyone
Accessible design benefits more than people who identify as having a disability. Clear navigation, understandable language, readable text, captions, well-organized information, keyboard access, and responsive design can also assist older adults, people using mobile devices, people experiencing temporary impairments, people working in difficult environments, and people accessing important information during emergencies.
For a public-safety organization, accessible communication is part of effective communication.
Need Assistance or Want to Report a Problem?
We welcome feedback about the accessibility of Safe Community Project websites and digital content.
If you experience difficulty accessing information, encounter an accessibility barrier, or need information provided in an alternative format, please contact us at:
To help us respond effectively, please include:
- The web address (URL) of the page or document;
- A brief description of the accessibility issue you encountered;
- The type of assistive technology or device involved, if relevant; and
- Your preferred method of contact if you would like a response.
We will make reasonable efforts to investigate reported accessibility issues and, where appropriate, provide access to the requested information or make improvements to the affected content.
About Safe Community Project
This website is operated by Safe Community Project, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation.
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