{"id":185,"date":"2023-03-02T19:39:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T19:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2025-04-07T20:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T20:25:00","slug":"website-and-technology-accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/website-and-technology-accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Website and Technology Accessibility Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Furman University&#8217;s Website and Technology<br \/>\nAccessibility Statement<\/h2>\n<h3>Accessibility Assistance<\/h3>\n<p>If you have difficulty using or accessing any element of this website or on any Furman University mobile app or tool, please feel free to <a href=\"http:\/\/&lt;a href= \u201ctel:+8642942221\u201d\">call us<\/a> at or <a href=\"mailto:melissa.nichols@furman.edu\">email us<\/a> and we will work with you to provide the information, item, or transaction you seek through a communication method that is accessible for you consistent with applicable law (for example, through telephone support).<\/p>\n<h3>Goal of being better for All<\/h3>\n<p>Furman University desires to provide a positive experience for all individuals, and we aim to promote accessibility and inclusion. Our goal is to permit our community members to successfully gather information and transact business through our website. Whether you are using assistive technologies like a screen reader, a magnifier, voice recognition software, or captions for videos, our goal is to make your use of Furman University\u2019s website a successful and enjoyable experience.<\/p>\n<h3>Actions<\/h3>\n<p>We are taking a variety of steps and devoting resources to further enhance the accessibility of our website.<\/p>\n<h3>Ongoing Effort<\/h3>\n<p>Although we are proud of the efforts that we have completed and that are in-progress, we at Furman University view accessibility as an ongoing effort.<\/p>\n<h2>Letter of Digital Accessibility Conformance<\/h2>\n<p>As of March 25, 2025, Furman University\u2019s website (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/\">furman.edu<\/a><\/strong>) has been evaluated by <a href=\"https:\/\/allyant.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allyant<\/a>, a recognized expert in digital accessibility. The site was audited using both assistive technology and digital tools by live users with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The website is <strong>substantially conformant with WCAG 2.2 Level A and AA standards<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>No accessibility blockers were found that would prevent users relying on assistive technology from accessing key content and functionality.<\/li>\n<li>Furman University has resolved all major accessibility issues within its control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To maintain accessibility, Furman has partnered with Allyant for <strong>ongoing live-user accessibility testing and support<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For questions or accessibility support, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/accessibility\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allyant.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2023\/02\/Reviewed-by-Allyant-for-Accessibility-Badge_Grayscale-768x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"212\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2023\/02\/Reviewed-by-Allyant-for-Accessibility-Badge_Grayscale-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2023\/02\/Reviewed-by-Allyant-for-Accessibility-Badge_Grayscale-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2023\/02\/Reviewed-by-Allyant-for-Accessibility-Badge_Grayscale-512x512.png 512w, https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2023\/02\/Reviewed-by-Allyant-for-Accessibility-Badge_Grayscale.png 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 212px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 212\/212;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furman University&#8217;s Website and Technology Accessibility Statement Accessibility Assistance If you have difficulty using or accessing any element of this website or on any Furman University mobile app or tool, please feel free to call us at or email us and we will work with you to provide the information, item, or transaction you seek [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-185","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/171"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185\/revisions\/209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/american-disability-act\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}