Accessibility

We aim for our website to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, the standard published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive differences.

• • Semantic HTML so screen readers can navigate the site
• • Sufficient color contrast for headings, body text, and links
• • Keyboard navigation for menus, forms, and interactive elements
• • Descriptive alt text on photographs and decorative images
• • Clear focus styles so you always know where you are
• • Forms that work with assistive technology

Accessibility isn’t a checkbox — it’s an ongoing practice. As we add new pages, photographs, and forms, we test them against our standards and fix issues we find. We also welcome feedback from families, applicants, and visitors who notice something we’ve missed.

Some third-party tools embedded on our site (for example, our enrollment portal and form provider) are maintained by other organizations. We choose accessible vendors when we can and contact them when we discover issues, but we cannot guarantee third-party content meets every standard.

If you encounter a barrier on the website or at HBA, or if you need information in an alternative format (large print, audio, plain text), please contact us. We’ll respond promptly and work with you to find a solution.

Our Rancho Santa Fe campus is small and personal, and we’re happy to walk through specific accessibility questions before a visit or enrollment decision. Reach out and we’ll talk it through.