Accessibility statement
Many of the children and adults in our community live with pain, limited mobility, or fatigue, and plenty of our families read this site in a second language. An accessible site isn't a formality for us — it's the same promise we make at camp: nobody gets left at the edge of the room.
What we aim for
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA. That's the standard referenced by the Americans with Disabilities Act in the US, the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations in the UK, and the European Accessibility Act.
What we've built in
- Every interactive control is reachable by keyboard, with a visible focus outline.
- Body text meets AA contrast against its background, and text is never locked to a fixed size — browser zoom and text resizing work throughout.
- Images that carry meaning have descriptive alternative text; decorative images are hidden from screen readers.
- Animation respects your reduce motion system setting: if you have it on, the site stops moving.
- The site works at phone width without horizontal scrolling, and forms give feedback in text, not colour alone.
- Ask Percy, our on-site helper, is fully keyboard operable and announces its answers to screen readers.
Known limitations
We're a volunteer-run charity and we'd rather be honest than tick a box:
- The Perthes Family Locator relies on an interactive map. The map itself is difficult to use without a mouse — if that's a barrier, email us and a person will connect you with families near you directly.
- Sign-up and application forms are hosted by Google Forms, whose accessibility we don't control.
- Some older embedded videos may lack captions. Ask us and we'll caption or transcribe any video you need.
- Our games are visual and mouse- or touch-driven by nature.
Tell us where we fall short
If any part of this site keeps you from getting what you came for, please tell us — it's the fastest way we improve. Email info@pertheskids.org (English) or espanol@pertheskids.org (Español). We're volunteers, so we usually reply within 2–3 business days, and we'll always offer another way to get you the information in the meantime.