Accessibility Statement

Revised on February 27, 2024

Commitment to Accessibility

The New York State Maple Producers Association (NYSMPA) 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 to ensure we provide equal access to all users.

Accessibility Standards

Our goal is to comply with all applicable state and federal accessibility guidelines and strive to adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities, and user friendly for everyone.

Measures to Support Accessibility

NYSMPA takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of the New York State Maple Producers website:

  • Including accessibility as part of our mission statement.
  • Integrating accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Employing formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
  • Conducting ongoing accessibility training for our staff.
  • Engaging in regular accessibility audits of our website and remediation efforts.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of the New York State Maple Producers 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.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the New York State Maple Producers website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers by reporting an issue or accessibility challenge on our Contact page.

Please remember to include:

  • Your name
  • Phone number, or
  • Email address
  • The page or content that you found issue with

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the New York State Maple Producers website, there may be some limitations. Please contact us if you observe an issue.

Enforcement Procedure

Should you experience any difficulty in accessing the New York State Maple Producers website, please contact us. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may escalate your complaint to [Insert Applicable Regulatory Body, e.g., the Office for Civil Rights], which oversees enforcement of federal accessibility requirements.

This Accessibility Statement is effective as of February 27, 2024.