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CHAMP Website

Our members-only website provides CHAMP families with helpful resources for living with an amputation, information on funding available to Champs and more.

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Accessibility Statement

The War Amps is committed to meeting the highest standards of accessibility. We know it is important to have an inclusive website that is accessible to everyone, and we are continually working to improve the user experience.

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 CHAMP website is conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA or higher.

Compatibility With Browsers and Assistive Technology

The CHAMP website is designed to be compatible with the following technologies:

  • Modern desktop and mobile operating systems (Windows 10/11, MacOS, Android, iOS)
  • Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Opera and commonly used mobile browsers
  • JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver

Technical Specifications

The CHAMP website relies on the following technologies to work with the combination of a web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your device:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • WAI-ARIA
  • JavaScript

All pages are designed using the correct use of semantic HTML and WAI-ARIA Landmarks (headings, lists, tables, etc.) to function seamlessly with a variety of assistive technologies to ensure the needs of all online visitors are met. The website is responsive on all platforms including desktop, mobile and tablet.

Accessibility Guidelines and Resources

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the CHAMP website. If you encounter difficulty accessing anything on our website, please let us know.

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within three business days.

Publication date: September 13, 2023

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Accessibility Tools

The War Amps 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 CHAMP website is conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA and looks for opportunities to apply Level AAA criteria.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The CHAMP website is designed to be compatible with the following technologies:

  • Modern desktop and mobile operating systems (Windows 10/11, MacOS, Android, iOS)
  • Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Opera and commonly used mobile browsers
  • JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver

Technical specifications

The CHAMP website relies on the following technologies to work with the combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your device:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

The website is designed using correct use of semantic HTML and WAI-ARIA Landmarks (headings, lists, tables, etc.) to function seamlessly with a variety of assistive technologies to ensure the needs of all online visitors are met. The website is responsive on all platforms including desktop, mobile and tablet.

Feedback

Your experience should be fun and easy. If you encounter difficulty accessing anything on our website, please let us know.

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days.

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The War Amps are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of the people we help.

The CHAMP website and downloadable content has been designed following W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA conformance recommendations. When possible, The War Amps also looks for opportunities to meet Level AAA compliance.

Content has been designed to give visitors an optimal user experience with assistive technology by including:

  • the correct use of semantic HTML and ARIA Landmarks (headings, lists, tables, etc.);
  • descriptive and informative alternative text on images;
  • text-only, high contrast, text resizing and content personalization options;
  • links with context to the written content around it (no links that just say "Click here" or "More...");
  • responsive design to present content on all platforms including desktop, mobile and tablet devices.

If there are any difficulties navigating the website, a technical issue is discovered or a section of the website is not accessible with assistive technology, please contact us.
Two young girls who are both leg amputees sit beside each other and have one arm around the other.