Higher Plants, LLC is committed to facilitating the accessibility and usability of its website for all people with disabilities. We are continuously improving our user experience by applying the relevant accessibility standards to ensure that our digital presence is inclusive and equitable. As a California-based research organization, we strive to adhere to the best practices for web accessibility to serve our diverse global collaborators across North America, Africa, Polynesia, and Asia.
Web Accessibility Defined
Digital accessibility ensures that all researchers and partners, regardless of physical or cognitive ability, can navigate and interact with our plant science data and resources. This includes providing compatibility with screen readers, braille displays, and other assistive tools.
Digital Site Compliance Standards
Higher Plants, LLC has optimized the site to follow WCAG 2.1 Level AA guidelines to make its agricultural research findings and machine learning data available to everyone, WHERE APPLICABLE and not including information restricted by private contracts. Our commitment to these standards includes the following actions:
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Conducting regular audits via the Accessibility Wizard to resolve technical issues
Establishing English as the primary site language for clear navigation
Organizing logical content flow for all technical research publications
Defining hierarchical heading tags to support efficient screen navigation
Providing descriptive alternative text for all scientific imagery and charts
Applying high-contrast color palettes for data visualization clarity
Minimizing background motion to prevent sensory interference for users
Captions and transcripts for all video-based plant breeding case studies
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Notification of Third-Party Compliance Restrictions Regarding External Research Tools
While we strive for total accessibility, some integrated external mapping tools or specialized bioinformatics datasets are provided by third-party academic and governmental partners. Higher Plants, LLC cannot guarantee the full compliance of these external modules but actively encourages these partners to meet our standards.