Statement · WCAG 2.2 AA target

Accessibility Statement

Lorain City Schools is committed to making earlycollegelhs.com usable by every prospective student, parent, and family member — including those who navigate the web with assistive technology.

Last reviewed: May 2026 · Target conformance: WCAG 2.2 level AA

Conformance target · WCAG 2.2 AA

1. What we have implemented

• Semantic HTML5 with proper landmark elements (<header>, <main>, <nav>, <footer>, sections with aria-labelledby).
• Skip-to-content link as the first focusable element on every page.
• Keyboard navigation for every interactive control — forms, buttons, the staff portal, the dismiss-ribbon close, the FAQ accordions.
• Visible focus indicators with a 2px silver outline at 3px offset on every focusable element.
• Color contrast meets WCAG 2.2 AA for normal and large text (4.5:1 / 3:1) on the dark-navy theme.
• Reduced-motion compliance — animations honor prefers-reduced-motion: reduce and pause for users who request it.
• Alt text on every meaningful image; decorative graphics use alt="" and aria-hidden="true".
• Form labels are explicitly associated with inputs; required fields are marked both visually and with the required attribute.
• Live regions on form feedback (role="alert") so screen readers announce success and errors.
• Resizable text — layout reflows cleanly up to 200% browser zoom without horizontal scrolling.
• Self-hosted variable fonts with system-font fallbacks if downloads fail.

2. Known limitations

We are aware of and working on:

• The Cloudflare Turnstile bot-detection widget on the contact form is operated by a third party and may behave inconsistently with some assistive technologies. If you cannot complete it, you can always email [email protected] directly.
• The hero crest is a complex image; we provide an empty aria-hidden="true" wrapper because the same information appears immediately below in heading text.

3. Assistive technologies supported

The site has been tested with current versions of:

• VoiceOver on macOS and iOS (Safari)
• NVDA on Windows (Firefox, Chrome)
• Keyboard-only navigation (Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, Space, Esc)
• Browser zoom 100% – 200%

4. Report an accessibility barrier

If you encounter a page, control, or piece of content on this site that is not accessible to you, please tell us. We treat accessibility issues as production bugs and respond promptly.

Adam Sturgeon · Director, Early College at LHS
[email protected] · (440) 830-4500
Lorain High School · 2600 Ashland Avenue · Lorain, OH 44052

When reporting, please include the URL of the page, what you were trying to do, the device + browser + assistive tech you were using, and (if possible) a screenshot. We will acknowledge within two business days and provide a fix or alternative as fast as we can.

5. Legal & policy context

This statement aligns Lorain City Schools' Early College program website with:

• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Ohio public-records and education accessibility expectations
• WCAG 2.2 Level AA as the target technical standard

6. Last review

This statement is reviewed at least annually and after every substantial site change. Date above reflects the last review.