Accessibility
Accessibility Statement
Swim Natation Manitoba is committed to positively contributing to the lives of our staff, our members, Swim Clubs, youth and families who use our services, and all Manitobans, including those living with disabilities. Swim Natation Manitoba strongly believes in inclusion, and we are committed to meeting the needs of people who face barriers to accessibility in our online content.
Active Offer and Feedback
Swim Natation Manitoba welcomes feedback about the delivery of our services and the accessibility of our online content to persons with disabilities.
Website Information
In fall of 2023, Swim Natation Manitoba was approved for funding through the Manitoba Accessibility Fund to rebuild the organization’s website with the intention of ensuring that we meet the WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards.
Processes and outcomes of website rebuild
Swim Natation Manitoba’s core values are:
- Fairness and Inclusion
- Community working in cooperation
- Evolution and Innovation
For this project, our focus was – Inclusion and Community.
Inclusion – maintaining a state of feeling respected, supported, and valued, focusing on the individual needs of employees, members and all Manitobans and ensuring the right conditions for candidates to achieve their full potential.
Community – building partnerships with like-minded groups to ensure successful dialogue with unlimited opportunities for positive growth and development.
These values guided our work and development of this website to ensure access for all. It was also important for us to work with Manitoba-based businesses during this process and we are grateful for their support and passion for accessibility.
Accessibility Testing
Throughout the web development process, accessibility testing was done to insure WCAG 2.1 Level AA was achieved. These tests included:
- Accessibility testing with WAVE
- Keyboard navigation testing
- Color contrast checks
- Responsive design testing
- Focus order tests
- Check for skip navigation links
- Check for proper use of headings, lists and other semantic html elements on website
- Check for use of ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes for assistive technologies.
Website Accessibility
Browsers Compatibility
This site has been built using code compliant with WCAG AA standards. Our website should display correctly in the current versions of the following browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Safari. We recommend you keep your browsers up-to-date. Newer browsers tend to provide more display options to make content accessible, and may work better with assistive technologies.
Responsiveness
Our website has been built to adapt to the screens of modern mobile devices such as iPhone, iPad, or Android phones.
Text Size
Users can vary the text size by using their browser’s zoom function.
Color Contrast
We have designed this site with text and background color combinations that ensure contrast meets WCAG AA guidelines.
Alternative Text for Images
All images have been given alternative text so that reading devices can “understand” them.
Keyboard Navigation
For visitors who do not use a mouse, pages on this website are navigable using a keyboard alone. Most modern browsers support keyboard navigation, but keystrokes and shortcuts may vary depending on your browser.
WCAG 2.2 Level AA – Ensuring we meet these guidelines
These guidelines are new to us and while we endeavour to meet the guidelines and ensure our website is up to date with Level AA at all times, we are still learning. If you have any feedback on the accessibility of our website – positive or opportunities for improvement, please contact us.
What’s Next?
Moving forward, we aim to continue meeting the accessibility guidelines when uploading new content and images to the site. We intend to review the site with the developers on a semi-annual basis by doing accessibility scans and addressing any fixes as they come up. We remain open to hearing from the community if anyone finds any barriers to accessing our website, and will address all concerns brought forward promptly.
Any questions regarding our website, email: swim.ed @sportmanitoba.ca. This inbox is monitored daily and you will receive a response to your email within three business days.
Important Links
Accessibility for Manitobans Act
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2
Thank you to the Manitoba Accessibility Fund for making this project possible.
