Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment

Advanced Spine and Pain Clinic is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We continually improve the user experience for everyone and apply the relevant accessibility standards to achieve these goals.

Conformance Status

This website aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities.

Conformance status: Partially conformant — some parts of the content may not yet fully conform to the accessibility standard. We are actively working to address any known gaps.

Accessibility Measures

We have taken the following steps to ensure this website is accessible:

• All pages include a skip-navigation link to bypass repetitive content (WCAG 2.4.1)
• All images include descriptive alternative text (WCAG 1.1.1)
• Color contrast ratios meet or exceed the 4.5:1 minimum for normal text (WCAG 1.4.3)
• All form fields have associated, visible labels (WCAG 1.3.1, 3.3.2)
• The website is fully navigable by keyboard (WCAG 2.1.1)
• Navigation menus follow the accessible disclosure pattern with aria-expanded state, Escape-key dismissal, and full keyboard operability
• Focus indicators are visible on all interactive elements (WCAG 2.4.7)
• The page language is declared in the HTML element (WCAG 3.1.1)
• Touch targets are a minimum of 44×44 pixels (WCAG 2.5.5)
• Animations respect the user's prefers-reduced-motion preference (WCAG 2.3.3)
• Status messages (form submissions) are announced to screen readers via ARIA live regions (WCAG 4.1.3)
• Semantic HTML5 landmarks are used throughout: header, nav, main, footer, address

Known Limitations

While we strive for full WCAG 2.1 AA conformance, some third-party content may not fully meet these standards:

• The patient portal at pp-wfe-100.advancedmd.com is operated by a third party and has its own accessibility policy
• PDF patient forms may not be fully accessible — please contact us to request an accessible version

Feedback & Contact

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of this website. If you experience any barriers or have difficulty accessing any content, please contact us:

Formal Complaints

If you are not satisfied with our response to your accessibility concern, you may contact the U.S. Department of Justice ADA National Network at adata.org or call 1-800-949-4232.