On behalf of everyone at Missouri Foundation for Health, we’re thrilled to show off our new website! We hope you love our updated look as much as we do, but the changes you see are more than skin deep. Through more than a year of development, we’ve worked to make our site more flexible, more usable, and above all else – more accessible for people with disabilities.
While over 26% of American adults live with a disability, only around 3% of the web is accessible. Our new site reflects our commitment to equity by ensuring that people with disabilities can access MFH’s resources, opportunities, and information. We partnered with Level Access to integrate best practices and testing into the site from the ground up. This included using an array of tools and software, but more importantly, live testing by individuals with real accessibility needs. The new site works toward conforming to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines’ version 2.1, Level AA criteria. Enhancements include meeting requirements for color contrast, alternative descriptive text for images, and improved screen-reader compatibility.
