Young Commanders 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.
Young Commanders website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. “Partially conformant” means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Measures taken
We have taken the following measures to ensure accessibility:
- Include accessibility as part of our mission statement
- Include accessibility throughout our internal policies
- Provide accessibility training for our staff
- Appointed an accessibility officer
- Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods
Technical specifications
The website uses the following technologies to support accessibility:
- ARIA landmarks and labels
- Semantic HTML
- Keyboard navigable controls
- High contrast mode support
- Text resizing without loss of functionality
Limitations and alternatives
Despite our best efforts, there may be some parts of our website that are not fully accessible:
- Some older PDF documents may not be properly tagged
- Some video content may not have captions or audio descriptions
- Some interactive features may have limited keyboard accessibility
For these specific limitations, we offer alternatives. Please contact us for assistance.
Improvement plan
We are currently working on improving the following:
- Adding captions to all video content by Q3 2025
- Updating all PDFs to accessible versions by Q4 2025
- Enhancing keyboard navigation throughout the site by Q3 2025
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Young Commanders website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:
E-mail: [email protected]
We aim to respond to feedback within 3–5 business days.
This statement was created on 5/12/2025 and was last updated on 5/14/2025.