Thank you for visiting the Washington State Developmental Disabilities (DD) Council’s website and reviewing our Internet Privacy Policy and Terms of Use Statement. Our statement notice covers information that may be obtained by us when you use our website.
During your visit to our web site, if you do nothing more than browse, read pages, or download information, then we collect or store no information from you or about you.
We do have access to site usage statistics provided by our Internet Service Provider to measure which site pages are visited the most often and when. We analyze these web site statistics to determine how our web site is being used, so that we may continually improve the site’s usefulness to our users. We do not collect or store any information that can be used to identify or profile an individual, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, cookies, referring sites, etc.
If you send us an e-mail, we will collect the e-mail address and the content of the e-mail. The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include any audio, video, and graphic information formats you send us.
We use your e-mail to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to your request for information, to respond to your suggestions, or to further improve our web site with the information you provide.
You may choose whether to provide personal information on-line. Types of information that you may provide on our website can include: joining our list serve, providing website suggestions/feedback, and submission of events.
When you provide suggestions about our website we will review them and implement them when possible. If you don’t provide us enough information to enable us to fully understand your suggestion, you may be contacted by email to provide us more details about your suggestion.
Information on the Informing Families Building Trust website is intended to be shared with anyone who can benefit from the information provided. If you use information we’ve developed, we ask that you credit us as the originating source.
The Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council has links to other web sites. This includes links to web sites operated by government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private businesses. When you link to another site, you are no longer on our web site and this Internet Privacy Policy will not apply. When you link to another web site, you are subject to the privacy policy of that new site.
While the DD COuncil does initial checking to establish credibility of any sites to which we link, we do not warrant the accuracy, reliability or timeliness of any information, viewpoints or content published by websites to which we link. Portions of such information may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity that relies on any information obtained from this system does so at their own risk.
The goal of this website is to guarantee the accessibility of its content and services for individuals with disabilities who require additional access support. Resources have been dedicated to enhancing the website's user-friendliness and accessibility, driven by the aligned mission with Recite Me that every individual deserves to experience and engage with digital content, equally.
This website takes the following measures to ensure accessibility:
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define 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. This website aims to conform with WCAG 2.1 level AA.
We remain dedicated to the ongoing enhancement of the accessibility of its website and services. This commitment is rooted in the belief that ensuring a smooth, inclusive, and unrestricted experience for individuals with disabilities is a shared ethical responsibility.
We are always striving to enhance the accessibility of all pages and materials on our website, it's possible that some content has not yet been fully aligned with accessibility standards. This could be attributed to the fact that we may not have identified the most suitable fix to improve a user's experience.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use our website. To provide additional support to aid a more inclusive user experience we provide the Recite Me assistive technology tool. This Toolbar enables all website visitors to customize their experience through a range of options to suit their online accessibility and language needs.
The Recite Me toolbar provides text-to-speech functionality, fully customizable styling features, reading aids, and a translation tool with over 100 languages, including 65 text-to-speech voices and many other features.
This means that when the toolbar is activated by the user they can:
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of our website. If you encounter content that you cannot access, then please contact us on the details below and we will provide you with an accessible alternative.
Contact the DDC with any questions or feedback at 800.634.4473 or info@ddc.wa.gov.
Any feedback we receive we aim to get back to you within a suitable time. (if a response is requested).
If you are not happy with how we have responded to the issue you have raised with us about the accessibility of our website, then please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS). The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for ensuring websites meet accessibility standards.
We may make use of third-party resources that embed content on our website. Wherever possible we will ensure these are conformant.
Our organization is committed to making its website accessible to all visitors, in line with regional regulations and we aim for conformance with the WCAG 2.1 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1) at level AA.
Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browsers and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility guidelines used.
This statement is reviewed at least once a year and updated.
