Accessibility Statement

Last updated: August 28, 2026. We review this website’s accessibility at least monthly and update this statement as our conformance improves. The most recent full-site accessibility review and remediation pass was completed on August 28, 2026.

1. Our Commitment

The Borough of Tyrone is committed to ensuring that its website is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of ability or technology. We believe that everyone in our community has the right to access public information and services online, and we treat digital accessibility as an ongoing responsibility — not a one-time task.

2. Conformance Standard

We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines are the recognized benchmark for making web content more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities.

Our accessibility efforts are also guided by the applicable requirements of:

• Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which applies to state and local governments, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2024 rule adopting WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the technical standard for public-entity websites;
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and, where applicable, Section 508; and
• the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.

3. What We Do to Support Accessibility

Measures the Borough takes to make this website accessible include:

• building pages with semantic HTML and a logical heading structure;
• providing text alternatives for meaningful images and making decorative images invisible to assistive technology;
• supporting keyboard navigation and visible focus for interactive elements;
• maintaining sufficient color contrast and readable, resizable text;
• designing pages to work across devices and screen sizes; and
• honoring reduced-motion preferences for animation.

Ongoing monitoring. Accessibility is one of the Borough’s priorities. We review the website’s accessibility at least once each month, address issues as they are identified, and consider accessibility as we add new content and features.

4. Conformance Status

This website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. “Partially conformant” means that some parts of the content may not yet fully meet the standard. We are actively working to identify and resolve any gaps, and we update this statement as our conformance improves.

5. Known Limitations

Despite our efforts, some content may present accessibility challenges. Known and anticipated limitations include:

• PDF and other documents — older agendas, minutes, forms, and reports may not be fully tagged for accessibility. We can provide an accessible alternative on request (see below).
• Third-party content — embedded or linked services such as the online bill-payment vendor, mapping providers, and social-media feeds are controlled by those providers and may not meet the same standard.
• Archived material — documents and pages published before our current standards may not be fully accessible.

6. Requesting Information in an Accessible Format

If you cannot access any content or service on this website, the Borough will provide the information to you in an alternative format or through another reasonable accommodation, free of charge. Please contact us using the information below and describe the information you need and the format that works best for you. We will respond promptly.

7. Tell Us About a Barrier

We welcome your feedback. If you encounter an accessibility barrier on this website — or have suggestions for improvement — please contact the Borough’s Accessibility/ADA Coordinator. When reporting a problem, it helps to include the web address (URL) of the page, a description of the issue, and the browser or assistive technology you were using. We aim to acknowledge feedback within a reasonable time and to resolve issues as quickly as we can.

8. ADA Grievance Procedure

The Borough of Tyrone has adopted a grievance procedure to promptly and fairly resolve complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits — including the accessibility of this website — under Title II of the ADA.

• How to file. A complaint should be submitted in writing to the ADA Coordinator (contact below) as soon as possible, and generally within 60 calendar days of the alleged barrier. Complaints should include your name and contact information and describe the alleged accessibility problem. Alternative means of filing (such as a personal interview or assistance in preparing the complaint) are available on request.
• Review. The ADA Coordinator (or designee) will review the complaint and, where helpful, contact you to discuss it and possible resolutions.
• Response. The Borough will respond in writing — and, where appropriate, in an accessible format — generally within a reasonable time, typically 30 calendar days, explaining the Borough’s position and any options for resolution.
• Appeal. If the response does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, you may submit a written appeal to the Borough Manager within a reasonable time (generally 15 calendar days) of receiving the response.

Filing a complaint with the Borough does not affect your right to pursue other remedies, including those described below.

9. External Enforcement

If you are not satisfied with the Borough’s response, you may also contact the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, or the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, which enforce disability-rights laws.