Accessibility Statement

Effective Date: September 11, 2026

The Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley (ECCSLV) is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all visitors, including people with disabilities, educators, families, and community members across our six-county region. We are continuously improving the user experience for everyone and applying relevant accessibility standards to make our online resources welcoming and usable.

1. Measures to Support Accessibility

ECCSLV takes the following measures to ensure the accessibility of our website:

  • Designing and maintaining our site using accessible, mobile-responsive Squarespace frameworks.

  • Structuring content with clear headings, descriptive link text, and high-contrast color palettes for improved readability.

  • Adding alternative text (alt text) to images and visual graphics to support screen reader users.

  • Ensuring keyboard navigation and screen reader compatibility across web forms and core navigation menus.

  • Organizing resource pages and PDF downloads in clean, accessible formats whenever possible.

2. Conformance Status

We strive to align our website with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. These guidelines outline how to make web content more accessible for people with a wide range of visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive abilities.

3. Third-Party Content & External Links

While we make every effort to ensure our website is accessible, some pages contain links to external third-party tools, state portals, and community partner sites (such as Indeed, WeeCycle, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Bright by Text, and the Colorado Department of Early Childhood). ECCSLV does not directly control the digital accessibility of these third-party platforms, but we encourage our partners to provide accessible online experiences.

4. Feedback & Assistance

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the ECCSLV website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers, need assistance accessing information on our site, or require documents in an alternative format, please reach out to us:

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback and requests within 2 to 3 business days.