Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment to Accessibility

The Hollingsworth Companies is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. The Hollingsworth Companies website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Measures Taken

The Hollingsworth Companies takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

• Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
• Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
• Appoint an accessibility officer and/or team.
• Provide accessibility training for our staff.
• Include people with disabilities in our user experience efforts.
• Use semantic HTML throughout our website.
• Ensure sufficient color contrast between text and backgrounds.
• Provide text alternatives for non-text content.
• Ensure keyboard accessibility for all interactive elements.
• Implement responsive design for various devices and screen sizes.

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

The Hollingsworth Companies website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• Screen readers (including NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver)
• Screen magnifiers
• Speech recognition software
• Keyboard-only navigation

The website is compatible with recent versions of major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of The Hollingsworth Companies website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• WAI-ARIA

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of The Hollingsworth Companies website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for The Hollingsworth Companies website:

• PDF Documents: Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible. We are working to remediate these documents or provide alternative formats upon request.
• Third-Party Content: Some content provided by third-party services may not be fully accessible. We are working with our partners to improve accessibility of these components.
• Interactive Maps: Some map features may not be fully accessible to screen reader users. We provide alternative text descriptions and contact information for assistance with location-based information.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of The Hollingsworth Companies website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on our website:

• Phone: (865) 457-3601
• E-mail: info@hollingsworthcos.com
• Postal address: Two Centre Plaza, Clinton, TN 37716

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Assessment Approach

The Hollingsworth Companies assessed the accessibility of this website by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation
• External evaluation
• Automated testing tools
• User testing with assistive technologies