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LEGAL / ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

Accessibility.

LAST UPDATED · MAY 7, 2026

New Jersey Homicide Investigators Association, Inc. is committed to making njhia.orgusable by every investigator who needs it — regardless of disability or assistive technology. If something on this site or at one of our events is keeping you from doing your job, we want to hear about it and we'll fix it.

Our standard

We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 ↗ at the AA conformance level. WCAG defines requirements that make web content more accessible to people with vision, hearing, motor, cognitive, and neurological disabilities, and the broader population using a wide range of devices and technologies.

What we've done

  • Semantic HTML throughout — proper heading order, landmarks, and form labels.
  • Keyboard accessibility on every interactive element. Focus indicators are visible (accent-yellow underline on links, outline ring on form fields).
  • Skip-to-content link on every page (Tab from the address bar).
  • Color contrast ratios meet WCAG AA on body text and interactive states. The site uses a dark theme by design — pass-through readers and high-contrast modes are respected.
  • Modal dialogs (registration, application, cart) trap focus, support Escape to close, and restore focus to the trigger element on close.
  • Image alternative text where the image conveys information; aria-hidden on purely decorative imagery.
  • Forms include explicit field labels, required-field markers, and inline error messages tied to the field via aria-describedby.
  • Respects prefers-reduced-motion — animations disable for users who've opted out.
  • Event registration forms collect dietary and accessibility needs so we can plan ahead.

What we're working on

Accessibility is an ongoing commitment, not a one-time pass. We're actively improving:

  • Captions and transcripts for any video content we publish.
  • Plain-language summaries for legal pages.
  • Audited contrast on data tables and admin tooling (lower-priority surfaces).

Events + venues

For NJHIA-hosted training and the annual conference, we work with venues that meet ADA accessibility requirements (accessible parking, entrances, restrooms, and meeting rooms). When you register, the form asks about dietary restrictions and accessibility needs — answer there, or email us ahead of time, and we'll coordinate with the venue.

How to reach us

Found a barrier — broken keyboard navigation, missing alt text, an event accommodation we missed? Tell us:

  • Email homicideconference@njsp.gov with the URL of the page and a short description of what didn't work.
  • Use the contact form with topic General inquiry.
  • For event-specific accommodations, mention the event title in your message — those route to the registrar instead.

We aim to respond within one business day and to resolve confirmed issues as quickly as possible. Critical access blockers (login, checkout, registration) are prioritized; visual polish lower down. We'll always tell you what we found and when you can expect a fix.

Conformance assessment

This site is in active development. We have not yet commissioned a formal third-party WCAG audit, and we're explicit about that — “substantially conforms” is the honest framing today. As we iterate, we'll publish a dated VPAT (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template) when one is available.