In accordance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Harrisonburg City Public Schools strives to provide digital content on its division and school websites that is accessible to individuals with disabilities, including those who use assistive technologies. HCPS is committed to working closely with its website vendors to ensure that its online content and services are as accessible as possible to individuals with disabilities. HCPS has engaged with a professional digital accessibility company to assess the overall accessibility of its websites and digital content and continually strives to meet WCAG 2.1 level AA requirements.
Additionally, HCPS is actively working to ensure that digital documents posted online are accessible and usable by screen reader and assistive technology users. If you encounter a document that is not accessible, we will provide the information in an alternative format upon request.
If you have difficulty accessing information on our website due to a disability, please contact us at webmaster@harrisonburg.k12.va.us and provide the URL (web address) of the material you tried to access, the problem you experienced and your contact information. Be sure to include your name, email address and phone number so that we may contact you to provide the information in another format.
Technical specifications
Accessibility of the HCPS division and school websites 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.
Additionally, we partner with DocAccess to make documents more accessible. Specifically, your web browser needs to:
- have JavaScript enabled
- allow scripts and connections to https://docaccess.com.
- have disabled privacy/shield settings or content blockers for the HCPS website if they prevent the DocAccess overlay from appearing.