Accessibility Statement
Last reviewed June 2026 · Target standard: WCAG 2.1 Level AA
Exhibit 509 is committed to making its law-school data usable by everyone, including people who rely on assistive technology. We treat accessibility as part of the project's purpose: public data is only public if people can actually reach it.
Our target
We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. Accessibility is an ongoing effort rather than a one-time certification, and we test and refine as the site evolves.
What we've done
- Semantic HTML landmarks (
header,nav,main,footer) and a "Skip to main content" link on every page. - Keyboard operability for interactive controls, with visible focus indicators.
- Color choices checked for contrast, and meaning never carried by color alone — figures are also labelled in text.
- A fully static, screen-reader-friendly page for every school (under
/school/) and for every state, mirroring the interactive map's data in plain HTML tables. - Respect for the
prefers-reduced-motionsetting; no auto-playing audio or video.
Known limitations
The interactive map and some charts are visual by nature and may be difficult to use with certain assistive technologies. Where that's the case, the same underlying numbers are available in accessible form on the static per-school and per-state pages, which require no scripting to read. We're actively working to close remaining gaps.
Reporting a problem
If you hit an accessibility barrier — a page you can't navigate, content a screen reader skips, or anything that's hard to use — please tell us so we can fix it. Email [email protected] and, if you can, include the page URL and the assistive technology you were using. We aim to respond within a few business days.