Website Accessibility Policy

East Bend Metropolitan District is dedicated to ensuring that all members of the public have access to facilities, elements, and communication channels. East Bend Metropolitan District has a policy of providing an accessible website that is compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen-reading software as part of this commitment. Individuals with visual impairments and other disabilities are able to comprehend and utilize the website to the same extent as those without disabilities due to the coding of all website features. We are always open to receiving feedback and can frequently address any issues that may arise in a timely manner.

Please be advised that this website may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites, such as those operated by state or federal agencies, that lack accessible content. For instance, this website may also contain documents that are supplied by third parties in our agenda packets. We are glad to provide assistance to any member of the public in reading and accessing content on our site, despite the fact that we are unable to control the accessibility of content provided by third parties.

Please contact our accessibility officer, Corey Pilato, at pilato@timberlinedc.com or 720-515-6511 if you require any special assistance or accommodations.

Website Accessibility Policy

Progress-To-Date Report - July 1, 2024

The East Bend Metropolitan District (the “District”) is committed to continued work to maintain an accessible website as described in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA and HB21-1110 and HB24-1454 (the “accessibility standards”). The District will be updating this report quarterly based on the Compliance Stages described as Exhibit A.

As of July 1, 2024, the District makes the following progress report and is on Step Three:

Stage One: The District has assessed the accessibility of the website and noted actions that must be taken to improve the site’s accessibility.

Stage Two: The District or a representative has attended various training seminars and webinars related to website accessibility and remediation.

Stage Three: The District has taken steps to assign a compliance officer and/or contract with a website host to begin maintaining and/or updating the website pages to be navigable and accessible to all users.

Stage Four: The District has prepared a plan and policy to comply with the necessary accessibility standards and actions necessary to remediate all documents found on the District’s website to be accessible to all users.

Stage Five: The District has completed all necessary updates to become compliant with accessibility standards and will continue monitoring and updating the website indefinitely.

The District intends to complete all Stages no later than July 1, 2025.