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Below is an accessibility statement from The Chicago Lighthouse My Tools for Living Store.

Measures to support accessibility

The Chicago Lighthouse My Tools for Living Store takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of My Tools For Living:

• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
• Appoint an accessibility officer and/or ombudsperson.
• Have an accessibility advisory board

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. My Tools For Living is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of My Tools For Living. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on My Tools For Living:

• Phone: 312-997-3649
• E-mail: [email protected]
• Visitor Address: 1850 W Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL 60641
• Postal Address: 1850 W Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, IL 60641

We try to respond to feedback within 7 business days.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

My Tools For Living is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• Browse My Tools for Living with JAWS on Chrome
• Browse My Tools for Living with JAWS on Edge
• Browse My Tools for Living with VoiceOver on Safari
• Browse My Tools for Living with TalkBack on Chrome

Technical specifications

Accessibility of My Tools For Living 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

The Chicago Lighthouse My Tools for Living Store assessed the accessibility of My Tools For Living by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation

Date

This statement was created on 12 February 2023 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.