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Accessibility Statement for Bloom Newport

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At Bloom Newport, we strive to ensure that everyone enjoys a positive and welcoming experience both in-person and online. The website at https://www.bloomnewport.org offers various features designed to enhance accessibility, adhering to the standards outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).  While we are committed to accessibility, we recognize that there may be areas for improvement. Therefore, we welcome your feedback on how we can improve and enhance the accessibility of this event.


Please read below for the specifics on how we support website accessibility and onsite accommodations.


Accommodation requests

For questions about event venue accessibility or to request specific accommodations for persons with disabilities or other access needs, please contact bloomnewport@gmail.com, with the subject line “Event ADA”. 


Measures to support accessibility

Bloom Newport takes the following measures to ensure the accessibility of this event:

 

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.

  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.

  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.

  • Appoint an accessibility officer and/or coordinator. 

  • Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.

  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.

  • Include people with disabilities in our event planning and coordination. 


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. Bloom Newport is partially conformant with WCAG 2.0 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.


General Feedback

If you encounter any difficulties accessing our content online or require assistance due to a disability or accommodation need, please share your feedback with us. If you identify an area of our website that is not accessible, kindly specify the web page or element in question, along with any pertinent details to assist us in addressing the issue. Should a page be unable to attain full accessibility, we will collaborate with you to provide the content through an alternative means. 

 

To happily assist you, please contact our organizers using the following ways listed below:

 

  • E-mail: bloomnewport@gmail.com, using the subject line: “Event ADA” 

  • In-person: Newport Performing Arts Center, 777 W. Olive St., Newport, OR 97365

  • Social Media DMs: Facebook: @bloomnewport | Instagram: @bloomnewport

 

We will do our best to respond to feedback within 2-3 business days. 


Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

Bloom Newport website is not compatible with:

 

  • Browser systems older than 3 major updates. Mobile and computer operating systems older than 5 years. 


Technical specifications

Accessibility of the Bloom Newport 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

  • JavaScript

 

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


Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Bloom Newport , 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.

 

Known limitations for the Bloom Newport website:

 

  • We have limited resources, therefore not all site-related accommodations may be available. We will monitor user feedback and respond to concerns within 2-3 business days. Please contact our organizers at bloomnewport@gmail.com , and/or other ways as listed above in “General Feedback” to report an access issue. 


Assessment approach

Bloom Newport assessed the accessibility of this website by the following approach(es):

 

  • Self-evaluation by event organizers and website creators, and tested directly by users with disabilities. 

 

 


 

Date

This statement was created on 1 April 2025 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.

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