Our Commitment to Accessibility

Digital design with everyone in mind.

We care about making sure everyone can use our website and services. Our goal is to create a welcoming and fair environment for everyone. Our commitment is to treat everyone with kindness and respect.

Here are some things we do to make our website easier to use for everyone. We:

• Dedicate resources to improve digital accessibility for our website and applications.
• Test our website to make sure it’s accessible.
• Follow accessibility standards when creating or updating content.

Our Certification

As of July 21, 2023, we certify that the public-facing EDD website is designed, developed, and maintained to comply with California Government Code Sections 7405 and 11135, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, or a later version. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium, and we follow a minimum Level AA success criteria.

/s/ RITA GASS
Chief Information Officer
Employment Development Department

/s/ NANCY FARIAS
Director
Employment Development Department

Date: July 21, 2023