Web Accessibility Statement

At Cherry Central, we are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We recognize the diverse needs of our users and are continually working to improve the user experience by applying relevant accessibility standards. By adhering to best practices and established guidelines, we aim to create an online environment that is barrier-free and easy to navigate for individuals with disabilities.

Measures Taken to Support Accessibility

Cherry Central takes the following measures to ensure digital accessibility to its website: 

• Working with our technology team to review our technology, measuring our website and other technology against the WCAG 2.2 AA guidelines for items such as text-equivalent for non-text items, etc..
• Enhancing keyboard navigation.
• Engaging an outside accessibility consultant to ensure the widest possible range of accessibility.
• Offering alternate methods of doing business and communicating with our company, such as through telephone and email communications.
• Soliciting feedback and suggestions for improvement regarding accessibility.
• Working with our third-party technology vendors to promote the accessibility of third-party components in our technology environment.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a set of guidelines that define how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Cherry Central is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Cherry Central's website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

• Phone: (231) 946-1860
• E-mail: jennad@cherrycentral.com
• Postal Address: P.O. Box 988, Traverse City, MI 49685-0988

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Cherry Central relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• WAI-ARIA

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

This statement was created on October 17, 2024.