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Accessibility Statement

Last Updated: April, 7 2026

CLAMS, Inc. is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

The CLAMS online public access catalog and mobile app runs on Aspen Discovery and Aspen LiDA supported by ByWater Solutions, who have provided a statement of Accessibility Compliance for Aspen.

Measures to support accessibility

CLAMS, Inc. takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of CLAMS Website:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Assign clear accessibility targets and responsibilities.
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

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. CLAMS Website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of CLAMS Website . Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on CLAMS Website :

  • Phone: 508-296-0042
  • E-mail: accessibility@clamsnet.org

We try to respond to feedback within 30 business days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of CLAMS 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
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

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

Assessment approach

CLAMS, Inc. assessed the accessibility of CLAMS Website by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • Automated Analysis
    • WAVE
    • Lighthouse
    • W3C Markup Validation Service
  • Assistive Technologies
    • NVDA screen reader
  • Manual Inspection
    • Keyboard navigation
    • Color contrast analysis
    • Browser zoom testing up to 400%