Blossom Foundation Accessibility Policy
Our Commitment to Accessibility:
Blossom Foundation (“Foundation”)(“we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to facilitating the accessibility and usability of, respectively, https://www.blossomfoundation.com (the “Website”), for everyone, on behalf of the Foundation. The Foundation regularly monitors and maintains the Website and aims to comply with all applicable standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 up to Level AA (WCAG 2.1 AA). Blossom Foundation shall continue its ongoing efforts to ensure that the Website is accessible to everyone, including platform optimization to maintain an accessible Website.
If you experience any difficulty in accessing any part of the Website, please feel free to email us at secretary@blossomfoundation.com. Blossom Foundation will work with you to provide the information, retreat FAQs or registration you seek through an alternate communication method that is accessible for you consistent with applicable law (for example, through telephone support). In addition to the Website, the Foundation will work with you to provide any information you seek contained in email communications leading up to the retreat through a method consistent with applicable law.
THIRD PARTY SITES
The Foundation may use different third party websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Instagram to showcase videos from Sri M’s programs in the US and spread information about the Foundation’s programs. These sites, which are not controlled by the Foundation, may present challenges for individuals with disabilities that the Foundation is not able to control or remedy. These sites are not used as the sole source of communicating important information, please sign up to our mailing list for updates on future programs and for any important information. As made publicly available, here are the Accessibility Policies provided from these third party sites:
Instagram Accessibility Policy
ACCESSIBILITY TIPS TO USE WEBSITE
How to zoom into your screen:
If you wish to zoom into your screen or web browser to see content more clearly, here are a few ways of doing this, depending on your setup:
1. On Windows, press the Windows key and plus sign (+) at the same time to zoom in. You can also use the “Magnifier” application under “Accessories”.
2. On Mac, go to “System Preferences”, open "Accessibility" and select the “Use keyboard shortcuts to zoom” box. Then reference the various keyboard shortcut options for zoom.
3. On your Apple device, tap “Settings”, then “General”, then "Accessibility". Tap the “Zoom” button and toggle it “On”.
4. Another method is to use “Ctrl” (“Cmd” on Mac) plus the plus (+) or minus (-) keys when you are in a web browser.
HOW TO CHANGE TEXT COLORS OR FONTS ON A WEBPAGE:
Blossom Foundation understands that sometimes you may want to change font types or colors on a webpage. Most major web browsers have the option to do this:
1. In Safari, select “Preferences”, “Accessibility” tab, and then check the “Never use font sizes smaller than” box and select a minimum font size.
2. In Chrome, go to “Preferences”, “Font Size”, “Customize fonts” in other ways, or set default “Page Zoom”.
3. In Internet Explorer, go to “Tools”, then “Internet Options”, on to “General”. From here, select “Colors”, “Fonts”, or "Accessibility" depending on what you would like to change.
4. In Mozilla Firefox, choose the Menu dropdown, “Preferences”, then “General”, then finally “Fonts & Colors”.
The Foundation recommends a mixture of settings such as enlarging font size and zooming into the browser for a better experience.
HOW TO FIND AND USE A SCREEN READER:
Screen readers are text-to-speech software that allow people audible access to visual web content if they are not otherwise able to perceive that is on the screen. Blossom Foundation values this capability and work to ensure that Website content is accessible to screen readers.
Regarding screen reader options available to you, there are free options available, including NVDA and JAWS for Windows and VoiceOver for Mac. Screen readers accept input in a variety of ways, one of the most common forms is through your keyboard. For example, by pressing the down arrow in JAWS, you are able to navigate through items on the page and JAWS will also accept Braille input.
ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS ON MOBILE DEVICES:
Given our reliance on mobile devices, the following explores how you can access the Website on-the-go.
First, VoiceOver (iOS) and TalkBack (Android) are screen readers that come built-in to most devices. To turn on VoiceOver, go to “Settings”, then “General”, to “Accessibility”, and then turn “VoiceOver” on. You can set the "Accessibility Shortcut” to “VoiceOver” from the "Accessibility" page in order to triple-click the “Home” button to toggle VoiceOver on and off. TalkBack has a similar feature.
Other features and tools on iOS you can use are “Zoom”, “Magnifier”, “Color Filters”, “Reduce White Point” and “Invert Colors”. They are also available through the “Accessibility Shortcut”.