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Colorado 811: Website Accessibility Statement

Learn about Colorado 811’s commitment to website accessibility and online inclusivity.

Colorado’s Utility Notification Center

This accessibility statement applies to Colorado811.org.

Colorado 811 provides online and phone services to connect utility owners with anyone planning to excavate in Colorado—providing an easy, free way to request underground public utility line markings to ensure public safety and avoid costly underground utility infrastructure damages.

Colorado 811 is committed to providing an inclusive online experience that enables every visitor to engage with its digital content equally, regardless of language, age, or disability.

Measures to Support Accessibility

Colorado 811 actively works to ensure this website’s user-friendliness and accessibility by:

  • Including accessibility throughout internal policies

  • Providing online accessibility training for staff

  • Assigning clear accessibility goals and responsibilities for the staff who manage the website

  • Employing formal website accessibility quality assurance methods

In addition, accessibility tools on the website empower you to adapt the site to your needs.

Click the Accessibility icon to launch the toolbar from anywhere on the site.

Then, select from the controls in the toolbar.

Start, stop, and control the audio screen reader.

Start, stop, and control the audio screen reader.

Customize page colors, text, font, size, and spacing.

Start, stop, and control the audio screen reader.

Make reading and understanding information easier.

Start, stop, and control the audio screen reader.

Translate text to more than 100 languages.

Translate text to more than 100 languages.

Learn more about translating and adapting the site with accessibility tools.

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.

Colorado 811 strives for conformance with WCAG 2.2 level AA and for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act  and Colorado’s HB21-1110 Accessibility Law .

Accessibility Efforts & Disclaimer

Colorado 811 believes that ensuring a smooth, inclusive, and unrestricted experience for everyone is a shared ethical responsibility—and essential to our mission.

Because website user needs are continually evolving, Colorado 811 continually works to improve the accessibility of all pages and materials on the website.

It's possible that some content has not yet been fully aligned with accessibility standards. This gap may be because we have not yet identified the most suitable fix to improve a user's experience.

Reporting Accessibility Problems with This Website

Colorado 811 welcomes your feedback on the website’s accessibility. .If you encounter accessibility barriers please contact us.

If you send us feedback and request a response, we will respond as soon as possible.

Third-Party Content and Functionality

Third-party resources may be included on this website. Wherever possible Colorado 811 will ensure these are conformant.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browsers and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML

  • CSS

  • JavaScript

These technologies help ensure conformance with the accessibility guidelines we use.

Colorado 811 is Always Working to Improve Accessibility

Colorado 811’s accessibility journey is ongoing. Automated checks are run regularly to review the website and its content in order to identify and fix known issues.

This statement is reviewed and updated at least once a year.

Accessibility Tools