Accessibility Statement for First Parish Church, Billerica website

Measures to support accessibility

First Parish Church, Billerica takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of First Parish Church, Billerica website:

Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.

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. First Parish Church, Billerica 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.

Additional accessibility considerations

"Although our goal is WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance, we have also applied some Level AAA Success Criteria: Images of text are only used for decorative purposes. Re-authentication after a session expires does not cause loss of data. Most videos have closed captions.”

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of First Parish Church, Billerica website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on First Parish Church, Billerica website:

Phone: 9786632293
E-mail: admin@uubillerica.org
Postal Address: PO Box 96

We try to respond to feedback within 3 - 5 business days.

Assessment approach

First Parish Church, Billerica assessed the accessibility of First Parish Church, Billerica website by the following approaches:

Self-evaluation

Date

This statement was created on 9/5/2022 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool

Committee on Safety Report

Updated on March 24, 2023

The Ad Hoc Committee on Safety was appointed by the Board of Trustees. Part of our task is to review and update safety guidelines for COVID-19. Our love for First Parish Church, our members, our friends, and community provide the guiding force for our policies.

The UUA reminds us that each congregation is unique, and we must base our decisions on our unique circumstances. Our UU principles and values direct us to remember and care for the most vulnerable, inside and outside our congregation as we work to maintain accessibility and inclusion for everyone to participate in our activities. Changes in policy are based on science and we follow the community risk levels for Billerica and Middlesex County. Based on the decrease in community risk – which is now low in Middlesex County, and the fact that our sanctuary is large enough for people to spread out, masks are no longer required. Masks are available for anyone who wants one - individual comfort level and to use at your own discretion. We ask anyone who is not feeling well to please stay home and join us on zoom. Vaccinations are strongly encouraged for anyone who is eligible.