Accessibility
Everyone should be able to access and enjoy the web.
We are committed to making that a reality. We are committed to making our website accessible to all of our visitors. We are currently working to ensure our site follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level A and AA success criteria.If you have any questions or concerns regarding the accessibility of our site, please email us here so that we can help accommodate any accessibility issues you may be experiencing.
We want everyone who visits GIAIRL.com to feel welcome and find the GIAIRL.com experience rewarding. In order to make our website accessible to individuals who rely on assistive technologies or alternative input devices, we are in the process of implementing the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 (“Guidelines”) on our website. GIA/irl is committed to identifying and meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in an effective and appropriate manner through compliance with the Guidelines.
How are we making GIAIRL.com accessible?
Our GIA/irl team strives to ensure GIAIRL.com is in compliance with accessibility laws and guidelines. Our team is filled with professionals who are dedicated to making our online experiences the best they can be, and we engage with vendors to identify areas that need improvement.
Steps we’re taking to accomplish our goals
GIA/irl has developed an accessibility plan that outlines our strategy to meet the requirements under the Guidelines and implement the changes necessary to make GIAIRL.com accessible to persons with disabilities.
Here are some of the items we have addressed to make sure GIAIRL.com is accessible for all:
- The Guidelines are recognized and acknowledged as the international standard measure of success. We perform tests on GIAIRL.com to identify areas that need improvement to ensure we meet or exceed the standards set by the Guidelines.
- Our team is working to ensure our images and digital content are fully accessible through alternative text, captions, and transcripts.
- We are working towards full keyboard access.
- We are striving for consistency in the way we build our site—so that once we are fully compliant with the Guidelines, disabled persons accessing GIAIRL.com will enjoy the same experience as everyone accessing GIAIRL.com.
We appreciate your patience with GIA/irl, as we continue to take steps towards full compliance with the Guidelines.
A note on third-party content
Along with our website, we link to third-party sites (such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) and may also include or embed third-party content to share information and promotional content.
We cannot control or correct problems with these third-party sites, but please let us know if you encounter difficulty with the sites we link to so we can pass the information along to the owners of those websites. You may also want to address your concerns directly to these third parties.
Below are the publicly available Accessibility Policies of the third-party sites we may use:
- Facebook Help Center regarding accessibility
- Google's statement on accessibility
- Using YouTube with a screen reader
- Instagram Help Center regarding accessibility
- Vimeo Player Accessibility Statement