Accessibility Statement

Our commitment to digital inclusion and ADA compliance.

General Policy

The [PARISH NAME] Parish Clerk of Court is committed to ensuring that our digital services are accessible to 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. Our website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Measures to Support Accessibility

The [PARISH NAME] Parish Clerk of Court takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

  • Include accessibility as part of our internal policies.
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of the [PARISH NAME] Parish Clerk of Court website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the [PARISH NAME] Parish Clerk of Court website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Issue: Many older land records and court documents are scanned images of handwritten or typed text and may not be readable by screen readers.
Alternative: Please contact our office directly. Staff can assist by reading documents over the phone or providing transcripts upon request for specific records needed for legal purposes.

Issue: Some services (e.g., E-Filing, Jury Management) are hosted by third-party vendors. While we encourage vendors to meet WCAG standards, we do not control their code.
Alternative: If you encounter barriers on a third-party site linked from our page, please report it to us so we can facilitate assistance or provide an alternative method of filing.
Feedback & Grievance Procedure

We Welcome Your Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the [PARISH NAME] Parish Clerk of Court website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Formal grievances under Title II of the ADA should be submitted in writing to the ADA Coordinator listed above.

This statement was created on [DATE] using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.