Accessibility statement

The Shiawassee District Library wants everyone to be able to use the Shiawassee County Obituary and Surname Index, including people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, magnification, voice control or other assistive technology.

Standard

This site is designed to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, the technical standard adopted by the U.S. Department of Justice for state and local government websites under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

What we have done

• Every page can be used with a keyboard alone, with a visible focus indicator and a “Skip to content” link.
• Pages use headings, landmarks, labelled forms and table headers so screen readers can navigate them.
• Text and controls meet WCAG colour-contrast requirements, and colour is never the only way information is shown.
• Pages work when zoomed to 400% or viewed on a phone without scrolling sideways.
• Form errors are described in text, linked to the field that needs attention, and announced to screen readers.
• Staff sessions stay active while in use, so nobody is signed out in the middle of a task.
• Every change to the site is checked with automated accessibility testing before it is published.

Known limitations

• The full text of obituaries is not online; the index lists where each one was published. Copies can be requested by email and are provided in an accessible format on request.

Need help or found a problem?

If you have trouble using this site, need information in a different format, or would like library staff to search the index for you, contact us at info@mysdl.org or 989-725-5134. Please tell us the page and what you were trying to do. We aim to respond within five business days.

This statement was last reviewed in October 2026.