Built to be used by every resident.

We target WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance
across all pages.

PLBRA's website is built to be readable, keyboard accessible, responsive, and usable for residents who rely on clear text, high contrast, predictable navigation, and reduced motion. Our design system uses a warm, high-contrast color palette with a minimum 4.5:1 contrast ratio for body text and 3:1 for large text and UI components, meeting WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards throughout.

Every page is built with semantic HTML landmarks so that screen readers and assistive technology can navigate predictably. Navigation is consistent across pages, skip-to-content links are present on every page, and form controls carry explicit labels. We have tested keyboard-only navigation on all interactive elements including the newsletter sign-up form and membership join flow.

We believe accessibility is not a feature — it is the baseline. If you live in Park La Brea and rely on assistive technology to read this site, you deserve the same experience as any other resident.

• Large, readable type at every viewport size
• Visible focus states on all interactive elements
• Reduced-motion support via prefers-reduced-motion media query
• Meaningful link labels — no "click here" or bare URLs
• Mobile-friendly tap targets (minimum 44×44px)
• Plain-language resident pathways for key actions
• WCAG 2.1 AA color contrast throughout
• Semantic HTML landmarks (header, nav, main, footer)
• ARIA labels on navigation and form controls

What we have not
fully resolved yet.

We are committed to honest disclosure about where gaps remain. PDF newsletter archives may not be fully tagged for screen readers — we are working on providing plain-text or HTML-equivalent transcripts for each issue. This is in progress and we will update this page as that work is completed.

Third-party services we link to — including Square (membership payment), Google Drive (document access), and Mailchimp (newsletter) — are governed by their own accessibility practices. We do not control those interfaces, but we have chosen platforms with published accessibility commitments.

Some hand-drawn or scanned historical documents in the resources section lack full alternative text descriptions. We are working to add descriptive captions to those materials so their content is accessible to residents using screen readers. If you encounter a specific document that is inaccessible and important to you, email us and we will provide it in an alternate format directly.

We treat accessibility reports
as priority.

If you encounter a barrier on this site — a form you cannot complete, a page that doesn't work with your screen reader, a video without captions, or anything else that prevents you from using PLBRA's resources — we want to know. Accessibility barriers are bugs, and we treat them that way.

Email [email protected] with the page name and a description of the issue you experienced. We aim to respond within 5 business days and will confirm what action we are taking.