Accessibility

Last updated June 2026

OUR COMMITMENT

This statement applies to the New City Church (newcity.us) website.

New City Church (newcity.us) is committed to ensuring our services are accessible to people with disabilities. We aim to conform with the WCAG 2.2 Level AAA standards.

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES

You should be able to:

  • Change colors, contrast levels, and fonts
  • Zoom in up to 200% without loss of information or functionality
  • Navigate the website with just a keyboard
  • Listen to the website using a screen reader
  • Stop moving images
  • Use transcripts or closed captions with audio and video materials
  • Download materials in alternative formats

COMPATIBILITY WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Our website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Alternative Input: Alternative keyboards, head mouse systems, eye tracking devices, on-screen keyboards, and trackball devices.
  • Cognitive Assistance: ClaroRead, Immersive Reader, Natural Reader, and Read&Write.
  • Screen Magnification: Magnification (Android), Magnifier (Windows), SuperNova (Windows), Zoom (macOS/iOS), and ZoomText (Windows).
  • Screen Readers: JAWS (Windows), Narrator (Windows), NVDA (Windows), TalkBack (Android), ORCA (Linux), and VoiceOver (macOS/iOS).
  • Voice Recognition & Control: Dragon NaturallySpeaking (Windows/Mac), Voice Access (Android), Voice Control (macOS/iOS), and Windows Speech Recognition.

CONFORMANCE STATUS

Status: Compliant with WCAG 2.2 Level AAA to the best of our knowledge and based on the parameters available at the time of this change.

MEASURES WE TAKE

To ensure ongoing accessibility, we:

  • Include accessibility in our internal standards, design system, and code reviews.
  • Run regular checks during updates and content changes.
  • Provide staff training and editor guidance for accessible content.
  • Track issues, prioritize fixes, and verify changes before and after release.
  • Avoid "overlay" widgets, focusing instead on robust, code-level improvements.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Accessibility of the New City Church (newcity.us) website relies on HTML, WAI-ARIA, CSS, and JavaScript—utilizing a standards-based Webflow implementation with accessible patterns. These technologies are required for proper operation and compatibility.

SCOPE OF THIS STATEMENT

IThis statement applies to all content at newcity.us and its subpages. It does not cover external websites we link to or third-party platforms we do not control.

PREPARATION OF THIS STATEMENT

This statement is reviewed quarterly or when we make significant service changes. We maintain records of accessibility feedback and our responses for regulatory compliance.

HOW WE TEST

To guarantee the highest quality of compliance, our primary provider, dotted8 LLC, manages our accessibility evaluations using:

  • An expert external assessment conducted by partner agency Ideary Works LLC on behalf of dotted8 LLC.
  • Ongoing monitoring and regular accessibility reviews.

FEEDBACK AND CONTACT INFORMATION

Please let us know if you experience accessibility barriers using our services or need information in an alternative format.

  • Email: info@newcity.us (Please mark the subject line as "Accessibility")
  • Response Time: We aim to respond to accessibility feedback with priority.
  • Phone: (704)364-5913

For questions about accessibility or this statement, please contact us using the details above.

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