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Accessibility

Safe Beach Day is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, including people with disabilities. We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, the U.S. Revised Section 508 standards, and EN 301 549.

Conformance status

Safe Beach Day is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA due to third-party content. "Partially conformant" means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard. The remaining non-conforming items are generated by embedded third-party social-video players and are mitigated by accessible textual alternatives provided alongside them. The most current evaluation is published as our VPAT® 2.5 report (PDF).

Compatibility

Safe Beach Day is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies in their current versions:

  • Screen readers: NVDA and JAWS on Windows; VoiceOver on macOS and iOS; TalkBack on Android
  • Browsers: current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari on desktop and mobile
  • Operating-system zoom and high-contrast modes

Safe Beach Day is not designed to be compatible with browsers older than the latest two major versions or with Internet Explorer.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Safe Beach Day relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and assistive technology installed on your device:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript (required for interactive features such as the map, search, and live alert data)

Known limitations

  • Embedded social-video players (TikTok, YouTube) inherit the accessibility characteristics of the host platform. Captions and audio descriptions, where available, are controlled by the video source.

Feedback

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on Safe Beach Day, or need information in an alternative format, please contact us:

We try to respond to accessibility feedback within five business days.

Enforcement procedure

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the relevant regulatory body in your jurisdiction. In the United States this is the Department of Justice for complaints under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In the European Union, you may contact the national enforcement body designated under the European Accessibility Act.

Preparation of this statement. This statement was prepared on the basis of a self-evaluation conducted by Watchtower using axe-core 4.8 + HTML_CodeSniffer via pa11y, plus a source-code review.

Statement last updated: .

VPAT® is a registered trademark of the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).

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Beaches and oceans are dynamic natural environments.  Crowd conditions, currents, waves, wild animals, and other water and beach conditions can rapidly change. The risks and conditions shown on this site are informational only and not always real-time.  Actual conditions may differ.  Lifeguards are not always on duty or available.  Always remain aware of your surroundings and exercise due care for your own safety and the safety of others around you. 

Always check for water warnings or check with a lifeguard before you swim.

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