Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment

This is the campaign website for Luke Kilpatrick, candidate for Sand City City Council in the November 3, 2026 general election. It is not an official government website. I am committed to making this site accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities, and welcome any feedback on how to improve it.

Standards We Follow

This website aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines helps make the web more user-friendly for everyone.

Applicable standards include:

• WCAG 2.1 Level AA (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III
• California Unruh Civil Rights Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 51)

Technical Specifications

This website is built using semantic HTML5, with accessible ARIA landmarks, labels, and roles. Specific features include:

• Skip navigation link at the top of every page
• Keyboard-navigable menus and interactive elements
• Visible focus indicators on all interactive elements
• Color contrast meeting or exceeding WCAG AA ratios (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text)
• All images include descriptive alternative text
• All form fields have associated visible labels
• Page titles are descriptive and unique
• Language attribute (lang="en") declared on all pages
• Responsive design tested at mobile, tablet, and desktop widths
• No content flashes, auto-playing video, or strobing effects
• prefers-reduced-motion media query honored

Known Limitations

I strive for full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance, but some areas are still being improved:

• Contact and volunteer forms are not yet connected to a back-end system — form submission is currently non-functional. This will be resolved before the general election campaign period.
• Any PDF documents linked from this site may not yet be fully screen-reader accessible. Contact me directly for an accessible version of any document.

Feedback and Contact

I welcome feedback. If you hit any barriers or have suggestions, please reach out directly:

Use the contact form to get in touch.

I aim to respond within 5 business days.

This is a volunteer political campaign website, not a government agency. Accessibility improvements are made on a best-effort basis. I genuinely want this site to work for everyone — please reach out directly if something isn't working for you.