Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District
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Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment to Digital Accessibility

Accessibility Commitment

Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District 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.

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 Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District website is designed to be conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. We strive to meet these standards across all pages and features of our website.

Measures to Support Accessibility

Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices
  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of the Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District website 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.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Assessment Approach

Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District assessed the accessibility of our website by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • External evaluation

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

The Fort Lewis Mesa Fire Protection District website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver)
  • Screen magnification software
  • Speech recognition software
  • Operating system accessibility features

The website is designed to be compatible with recent versions of the following browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Apple Safari
  • Microsoft Edge

Date

This statement was created on December 30, 2024 and last reviewed on December 30, 2025.