Accessibility Policy

NWIRC is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities and seniors. We strive to improve the user experience for everyone by adhering to the current version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Our  website complies with best practices and standards as defined by Section 508 of the United States Rehabilitation Act and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) of the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C WAI).

Accessibility features included on the site are:

• Links and headings are defined to aid in-page navigation.
• Alternative text details for appropriate images and other non-text elements.
• Structural markup is used appropriately to indicate headings, paragraphs, and lists to aid in page comprehension and navigation.
• Form labels are programmatically associated with form fields.
• Embedded documents and multimedia have been made accessible.
• Responsive design techniques have been used to optimize the experience for users who access the site and different screen resolutions and magnification levels.

If you have comments, suggestions for improvement, questions, or grievance you can send them directly to our Marketing Communications Manager.

Laurie Knoll
Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC)
Marketing & Communications Manager
Office: (814) 217-6066
Email: lknoll@nwirc.org

This accessibility statement was reviewed on September 15, 2024.