Accessibility statement

The Rice University SIAM Student Chapter wants this website to be accessible to everyone, regardless of ability or circumstance. We are working to improve the experience for all visitors and to follow relevant accessibility standards.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)Opens in a new tab define requirements for making web content more accessible. WCAG defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

This website aims to conform to WCAG 2.2 Level AA. It is currently partially conformant. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content may not fully meet the standard.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies:

• HTML
• WAI-ARIA
• CSS
• JavaScript, used only where needed for navigation and preference controls

These technologies are used with modern browsers and assistive technologies.

Accessibility features

This website includes the following accessibility features:

• Skip link to bypass navigation and jump to main content
• One primary heading (h1) per page and a logical heading hierarchy
• Landmark regions (header, nav, main, footer)
• Keyboard access to interactive elements
• Visible focus indicators
• Color contrast intended to meet WCAG AA
• Dark and light themes, plus support for operating-system contrast preferences
• Reduced-motion support for visitors who prefer less animation
• Responsive layout
• Semantic HTML
• Alternative text support for informative images

Assessment approach

Rice SIAM assesses accessibility through:

• Self-evaluation by maintainers
• Automated testing with axe
• Keyboard-only navigation testing

This statement was created on 9 September 2026 and last updated on 9 September 2026. It follows the structure of the W3C Accessibility Statement GeneratorOpens in a new tab.