Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) wants everyone to be able to use wdfw.wa.gov with ease. For example, actions that everyone should be able to do include:
- Navigate the website using a keyboard
- Change the font size or zoom in up to 300% without text overlapping
- Navigate and read the website using a screen reader
- Use the website on a mobile device
- Understand, fill out, and submit forms
Conformance status
Our goal is to make this website accessible in accordance with Washington State Technology Policy USER-01. The wdfw.wa.gov website content partially conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and we are actively working toward full conformance.
Known accessibility issues
- Most PDFs do not conform with WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
- Some interactive maps and data visualizations created in third party applications do not fully conform with WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines for keyboard, color-contrast, or use of color.
How we support accessibility
What we're doing
- Using automated auditing to routinely identify issues
- Training our content authors on web content and accessibility best practices
How we plan to improve accessibility
- Improve our development workflows to ensure accessibility requirements are followed for new development and implementation
- Improve our web content workflows to ensure that accessibility requirements are followed for all published content
- Increase team training and collaboration to grow expertise and provide resources for staff who create and update web content
- Provide direct feedback options for website visitors to report accessibility barriers
- Regularly testing our website with participants with disabilities
We want your feedback
If you encounter accessibility barriers that make it difficult to find information or use wdfw.wa.gov, please contact us:
By email: CivilRightsTeam@dfw.wa.gov
Phone: 833-885-1012
TTY/TDD; 7-1-1 (Washington Relay Service)
We usually respond to accessibility feedback within two business days.