Accessibility Statement

The Town of Edgewood 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.

Accessibility tools on this site

Click Accessibility in the top-right of the header utility bar on any page to open a tools panel. The panel lets you adjust the site to suit your needs:

  • Text size — bump the entire site up to roughly 138% of its default size, in three steps.
  • High contrast — switch to a black background with yellow text and cyan links. Useful for low-vision users and bright-sunlight outdoor reading.
  • Underline all links — adds an underline to every link on the page, so links are identifiable without relying on color alone.
  • Reduce motion — disables animated transitions and smooth-scroll. Helpful for visitors with vestibular conditions.
  • Readable font — switches the site to a high-legibility sans-serif (Atkinson Hyperlegible where installed; Segoe UI / system sans elsewhere) with looser line spacing.
  • Large cursor — enlarges the mouse cursor for easier tracking.

Your preferences are saved on your device (in your browser's local storage). They persist as you move between pages and across visits, and they never leave your device — no cookies, no server-side tracking.

For keyboard users: a Skip to main content link appears at the top-left of every page when you press Tab from the address bar. Press Enter to skip past the header and navigation directly into the page content. Press Esc to close the accessibility panel when it is open.

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.

The Town of Edgewood website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Measures we take to support accessibility

The Town of Edgewood takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of edgewood-nm.gov:

  • Include accessibility as part of our content review process.
  • Provide visible focus indicators throughout the site for keyboard users.
  • Use semantic HTML structure with proper heading hierarchy and landmarks.
  • Test with automated accessibility tools (axe-core) on a recurring basis.
  • Maintain a published Accessibility Statement (this page) and a feedback channel.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

The Town of Edgewood website is designed to be compatible with the following:

  • Recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge on desktop and mobile.
  • Screen readers including NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, and TalkBack.
  • Keyboard-only navigation.
  • Text resizing up to 200% without loss of content or functionality.

The website may not be fully compatible with older browser versions or older assistive technologies.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of edgewood-nm.gov 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.

Known limitations

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of edgewood-nm.gov, there are some known limitations. We are working to address them:

  • PDF documents: Some older PDFs published before our accessibility program may not be tagged for screen-reader use. We are working to remediate these and to ensure all newly published PDFs meet PDF/UA standards. If you need an accessible version of a specific document, please contact us using the information below and we will provide one.
  • Third-party embedded content: Some embedded content from third-party services (maps, video, social-media widgets) may not fully meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Where possible, we provide alternative formats or text descriptions.
  • Legacy content: Some pages migrated from the previous website may have minor heading-hierarchy or alt-text issues. We are auditing and correcting these as we identify them.

Assessment approach

The Town of Edgewood assesses the accessibility of edgewood-nm.gov by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation using automated tools (axe-core).
  • Manual keyboard navigation testing.
  • Periodic review by IT staff against WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Town of Edgewood website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Formal complaints

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may file a formal complaint under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act with the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division at ada.gov/file-a-complaint.

Date

This statement was last updated on May 11, 2026.