Accessibility

People with disabilities have a right to not only participate but participate in a way that is equally effective in every aspect of daily living. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affirms this basic right. It guarantees equal opportunity and equal access for persons with disabilities to public and private sector employment and services.The California Film Commission seeks to provide access to its programs, services, and facilities to persons with disabilities in accordance with the ADA.

Individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations in alternative format for information on this website, including documents, by contacting the California Film Commission by email or by calling 323.860.2960.

• ADA Public Notice
• ADA Complaint Procedure

Accessibility / Help Page

The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) website has been developed in compliance with Section D of the California Government Code 11135. Code 11135 requires that all electronic and information technology developed or purchased by the State of California Government is accessible to people with disabilities. There are various types of physical disabilities that impact user interaction on the web. Vision loss, hearing loss, limited manual dexterity, and cognitive disabilities are examples, with each having different means by which to access electronic information effectively. Our goal is to provide a good web experience for all visitors.

Accessible Features

Below you will find a list of some of the technology solutions we have integrated to make our website easy to navigate, fast-loading, and accessible.

Photographs/Images

Uses Alternative Text “ALT” and/or “TITLE” attributes. ALT/TITLE attributes provide a written description of the image, which is accessible to screen readers, and it is visible when the mouse is placed over the image. This is also useful for people who have images turned off on their browser, in which case a description will display where the image used to be.

WCAG 2.0 Level AA

The template adheres to WCAG 2.0 AA Guidelines and Success Criteria organized under the following 4 principles:

1. Perceivable:
   •     Provide text alternatives for non-text content.
   •     Provide captions and other alternatives for multimedia.
   •     Create content that can be presented in different ways, including by assistive technologies, without losing meaning.
   •     Make it easier for users to see and hear content.
2. Operable:
   •     Make all functionality available from a keyboard.
   •     Give users enough time to read and use content.
   •     Do not use content that causes seizures.
   •     Help users navigate and find content.
3. Understandable:
   •     Make text readable and understandable.
   •     Make content appear and operate in predictable way.
   •     Help users avoid and correct mistakes.
4. Robust:
   • Maximize compatibility with current and future user tools

Related Topics

•     California’s Accessibility Standards
•     Americans with Disabilities Act Notice
•     California Commission on Disability Access (CCDA)
•     California Department of Rehabilitation (DoR)

Website Accessibility Certification

Agency
Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

Certification date
September 30, 2021

Contact
Refer to contact us page for more information.

The undersigned certify that, as of September 30, 2021, the internet website of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is designed, developed and maintained to be in compliance with California Government Code Sections 7405 and 11135, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, or a subsequent version, September 30, 2021, published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium at a minimum Level AA success criteria.