Study in the USA
Accessibility Conformance Report
Revised Section 508 Edition
VPAT® Version 2.2.1 – March 2024
- Name of Product/Version: studyusa.com
- Product Description: Study in the USA website
- Date: March 13th 2024ed
- Contact information: support@studyusa.com
- Notes: First version of the revised Section 508
- Evaluation Methods Used: Manual review
Compliance status
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you wish to contact the website's owner please use the following email: support@studyusa.com
Applicable Standards/Guidelines
| Standard/Guideline | Included In Report |
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, at http://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/ |
Level A (Yes) Level AA (Yes) Level AAA (No) |
Revised Section 508 standards as published by the U.S. Access Board in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017 Corrections to the ICT Final Rule as published by the US Access Board in the Federal Register on January 22, 2018 |
(Yes) |
Terms
The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:
- Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
- Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.
- Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.
- Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.
- Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can be used only in WCAG 2.0 Level AAA.
WCAG 2.1 Report
Tables 1 and 2 also document conformance with:
- Chapter 5 – 501.1 Scope, 504.2 Content Creation or Editing
- Chapter 6 – 602.3 Electronic Support Documentation
Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.0 Conformance Requirements.
Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A
Notes:
Criteria |
Conformance Level |
Remarks |
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
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1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not applicable |
No pre recorded audio only or video only present |
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not applicable |
No pre recorded audio present |
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not applicable |
No pre recorded video present |
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
Semantic elements are used to mark up structure |
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
Linear analysis of content is consistently coherent.
|
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not applicable |
No audio 3 seconds or longer present |
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not applicable |
No time limits present |
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
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2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
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2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
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2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
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2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
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3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
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3.2.1 On Focus (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
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3.2.2 On Input (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
Instructions are implied through the labels of the input fields |
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
HTML controls already meet this success criterion when used according to specification. |
Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA
Notes:
Criteria |
Conformance Level |
Remarks |
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not Applicable |
No live audio present |
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not Applicable |
No pre recorded video present |
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
Visible focus will be improved |
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Supports |
|
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not Applicable |
No input fields suggest correction |
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) Also applies to: Revised Section 508
|
Not Applicable |
There are no web pages that require legal commitments or have financial transactions |