Accessibility Statement for Covista

This statement was last updated on July 9, 2024.

At Covista, "Heart" is one of our core values that expresses our passion, respect and care for all of the students and colleagues we serve. It's that same sense of respect and care that makes us committed to making our websites and other digital media platforms as accessible as possible to all individuals.

We are continually improving the user experience for our external facing websites and applying the most up-to-date accessibility standards according to the Worldwide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, conformance level AA.

Initiatives to Support Accessibility

Covista promotes the accessibility of its public facing websites through the following initiatives:

  • Focus on accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Appoint an accessibility specialist.
  • Provide ongoing accessibility training for our colleagues.
  • Implement an automated tool to assist in identifying accessibility issues and concerns.
  • Perform ongoing audits of the website using supported assistive technologies.

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

Covista's websites are designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Google Chrome
    • Windows 10
      • JAWS
      • NVDA
  • Microsoft Edge
    • Windows 10
      • JAWS
      • NVDA
  • Mozilla Firefox
    • Windows 10
      • JAWS
        Please Note: JAWS version 18 and below may not be fully supported by Firefox 57 and above. It is recommended to have the updated version of JAWS and Firefox.
      • NVDA

Covista’s websites are not compatible with:

  • Outdated browsers (older than the last 3 major version updates) or outdated mobile operating systems (older than 5 years).

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of the Covista websites relies on the following technologies to work with the combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • WAI-ARIA

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

Connect with us

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Covista’s websites. Please let us know if you encounter any accessibility barriers:

  • Phone: 312-651-1400
  • E-mail: [email protected]
    • Full name
    • Contact information
    • Brief explanation of the issue you are experiencing
  • Postal address: 233 S. Wacker Drive | Suite 800 | Chicago, IL 60606

We aim to respond to accessibility inquiries within 2 business days, and to propose a solution within 14 business days. You are entitled to request that a complaint be escalated should you be dissatisfied with our response to you.

Approval of this accessibility statement

This Accessibility Statement is approved by:

Covista
Office of Nondiscrimination and Access