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Scouting America, Troop 23 is committed to making our website accessible to all individuals, including those with disabilities. We strive to ensure that our website provides an inclusive and seamless user experience for everyone.

Accessibility Statement

Web accessibility means creating a digital environment that can be navigated, understood, and interacted with by a broad audience, regardless of any disabilities or impairments. At Scouting America, Troop 23, we believe in removing barriers and providing equal access to information and resources for all visitors.

What web accessibility means to us

In line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), we have implemented various measures to enhance the accessibility of our website. These include optimizing the site for assistive technologies, providing alternative text for images, ensuring color contrast compliance, and minimizing the use of any distracting elements.

Our efforts for web accessibility

If you encounter any accessibility issues while using our website, or if you require further assistance, please reach out to our accessibility coordinator. We are dedicated to addressing any concerns and continually improving the accessibility of our digital platforms.

  • Used the Accessibility Wizard to find and fix potential accessibility issues

  • Set the language of the site 

  • Set the content order of the site’s pages

  • Defined clear heading structures on all of the site’s pages

  • Added alternative text to images

  • Implemented color combinations that meet the required color contrast

  • Reduced the use of motion on the site

  • Ensured all videos, audio, and files on the site are accessible

Declaration of partial compliance with the standard due to third-party content [only add if relevant]

The accessibility of certain pages on the site depend on contents that do not belong to the organization, and instead belong to [enter relevant third-party name]. The following pages are affected by this: [list the URLs of the pages]. We therefore declare partial compliance with the standard for these pages.

Accessibility Coordination

[Enter a description of the accessibility arrangements in the physical offices / branches of your site's organization or business. The description can include all current accessibility arrangements  - starting from the beginning of the service (e.g., the parking lot and / or  public transportation stations) to the end (such as the service desk, restaurant table, classroom etc.). It is also required to specify any additional accessibility arrangements, such as disabled services and their location, and accessibility accessories (e.g. in audio inductions and elevators) available for use]

Requests, issues, and suggestions

If you find an accessibility issue on the site, or if you require further assistance, you are welcome to contact us through the organization's accessibility coordinator:

  • [Name of the accessibility coordinator]

  • [Telephone number of the accessibility coordinator]

  • [Email address of the accessibility coordinator]

  • [Enter any additional contact details if relevant / available]

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The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting is the official link to the scouting program(s) and the Orthodox Church.

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