Information should be available in ways users can perceive, including through text alternatives and adaptable layouts.
Accessibility Statement
Equal Access to APMA's Digital Information and Services
The Asia-Pacific Medical Association is committed to providing a website that can be used by as many people as possible, including people who use assistive technologies or have visual, hearing, motor, cognitive, or neurological disabilities.
Our Commitment
Accessibility Is Part of Responsible Public Communication
APMA works to make its public information perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. Accessibility is considered in the way we structure pages, write content, select visual treatments, publish media, and maintain digital services.
Our goal is to support independent access across a wide range of devices, browsers, input methods, and assistive technologies. We recognize that accessibility is an ongoing responsibility and that standards, technologies, and user needs continue to evolve.
Navigation and controls should work with a keyboard and without requiring a specific method of input.
Content, instructions, labels, and interactions should be clear, consistent, and predictable.
Pages should use meaningful structure that can be interpreted by current and future assistive technologies.
Conformance and Measures
How APMA Supports Accessible Use
APMA aims for its public website to conform with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA. This is a target for design, development, content production, and ongoing maintenance rather than a claim that every item is free from accessibility barriers at all times.
Semantic Structure
Headings, landmarks, lists, tables, and other elements are used according to their meaning so pages can be navigated more efficiently.
Keyboard Access
Interactive content is designed to be reached and operated without requiring a mouse, with visible focus indicators for orientation.
Readable Presentation
Layouts use clear hierarchy, legible type, meaningful spacing, and sufficient contrast between text, controls, and backgrounds.
Responsive Reflow
Core content is designed to reflow across common screen sizes and at increased text magnification without loss of information.
Text Alternatives
Informative images are intended to include useful alternative text, while decorative images are kept from adding unnecessary noise.
Clear Language
Links, labels, instructions, status messages, and editorial content are written to be as clear and descriptive as the subject permits.
Browsers, Assistive Technologies, and Technical Basis
For the best experience, users should keep their browser, operating system, and assistive technology reasonably up to date. The website is designed to support common combinations of modern browsers, screen readers, screen magnifiers, speech recognition software, keyboard-only navigation, switch devices, and mobile accessibility features.
Technical specifications
Accessibility depends on the use of web technologies together with users' browsers and assistive technologies. APMA pages primarily rely on HTML and CSS, with JavaScript used where interaction requires it. We aim to use these technologies in accordance with their specifications and with established accessibility practices.
Content scope
This statement applies to public-facing pages and content published on the APMA website. It may not fully cover third-party websites, services, embedded tools, or documents that APMA does not design or control.
Known Limitations
Areas That May Require Additional Support
Despite ongoing work, some content may not yet provide an ideal accessible experience. We welcome reports of barriers and prioritize reasonable corrective action based on impact, feasibility, and available alternatives.
Legacy Documents
Older PDFs or office documents may not have complete reading order, tags, headings, bookmarks, or text alternatives. An accessible version may be requested.
Third-Party Content
Embedded services and linked external resources may follow different accessibility standards and may be outside APMA's direct technical control.
Time-Based Media
Some archived audio or video may not yet include complete captions, transcripts, or audio description. We will consider accessible alternatives on request.
Feedback and Assistance
Tell Us About an Accessibility Barrier
If you cannot access information, use a feature, or obtain content in a suitable format, please contact APMA. We will review the issue and, where reasonably possible, provide the information in an alternative format or explain the steps being taken to address the barrier.
Accessibility feedback is most helpful when it identifies the affected page, the task you were trying to complete, the nature of the barrier, and the browser or assistive technology being used. You do not need to disclose a disability or provide sensitive medical information.
Response approach
APMA will review accessibility-related messages as promptly as reasonably possible. Resolution times may vary depending on the complexity of the issue, whether a third party is involved, and whether content needs to be converted or republished.
Assessment and Review
Accessibility Is Reviewed as the Website Evolves
APMA uses a combination of editorial review, design and code checks, automated testing, and manual evaluation. Important templates and new content are reviewed over time, and this statement will be updated when our approach or the website materially changes.
- Standard
- WCAG 2.2, Level AA
- Method
- Internal review and testing
- Reviewed
- 11 July 2026
- Owner
- Asia-Pacific Medical Association