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Accessibility Statement

Effective Date:

24/06/2025

Accessibility Statement

Get Ready 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.

Get Ready is making constant efforts to improve the accessibility of its site and services in the belief that it is our collective moral obligation to allow seamless, accessible, and unhindered use for those of us with disabilities.

We aim to make all pages and content on https://getready.gov.bs accessible, but some content may not yet fully meet the highest accessibility standards. This could be due to challenges in identifying the most suitable technological solution.

We may revise this Statement periodically to reflect improvements or changes to our accessibility practices.

Feedback

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

E-mail: connect@drm.gov.bs

We try to respond to feedback within 3–5 business days.

This statement was created on 24/06/2025.

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Ready.gov and Bahamas Met Office

The Get Ready website provides information, resources, and preparedness guidance to help individuals, families, and communities in The Bahamas strengthen their disaster readiness. We acknowledge that some materials, guidelines, and resources on this website have been adapted from publicly available content provided by Ready.gov and the Bahamas Meteorology Office.