Accessibility Statement

1. Our Commitment

Hometown Research strives to make its website accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology, ability, or disability. We are working to support an accessible digital experience for patients, study participants, caregivers, providers, sponsors, CROs, and community members.

2. Accessibility Standard

Our goal is to align this website with generally recognized accessibility standards, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, commonly known as WCAG. These guidelines provide recommendations for making web content more accessible to people with visual, hearing, mobility, cognitive, and other disabilities.

Hometown Research aims to support accessibility principles including perceivable content, operable navigation, understandable information, and robust compatibility with assistive technologies.

3. Accessibility Features

We work to improve accessibility across the website through features and practices such as:

• Clear page structure and heading hierarchy.
• Readable font sizes, spacing, and color contrast where possible.
• Keyboard-accessible navigation and interactive elements where possible.
• Alternative text for meaningful images where appropriate.
• Descriptive links and buttons where possible.
• Responsive layouts for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
• Form labels, instructions, and error messaging where possible.
• Ongoing review of pages, forms, and website components for usability improvements.

4. Medical Research Website Accessibility

Because this website provides information about clinical research opportunities, Hometown Research understands the importance of making study information, contact pathways, and patient-facing content easier to access and understand.

Website content is for general informational and recruitment purposes only. Clinical research participation may require additional communication with the study team, screening, informed consent, HIPAA authorization, and study-specific documentation.

5. Third-Party Content and Tools

Some areas of this website may include third-party tools, embedded content, maps, videos, forms, scheduling tools, analytics tools, social media links, or external websites. While Hometown Research works to choose and configure tools responsibly, we may not control the accessibility of all third-party content or platforms.

If you experience difficulty with a third-party feature used on this website, please contact us so we can assist you or provide an alternative way to access the information or service.

6. Alternative Access to Information

If you are unable to access any content, form, study listing, document, or feature on this website, Hometown Research will make reasonable efforts to provide the information in an alternative format or through another communication method.

Alternative access may include phone support, email communication, assistance from a study team member, or another reasonable method based on the nature of the request.

7. Ongoing Improvements

Accessibility is an ongoing process. Hometown Research may update website pages, forms, images, design elements, documents, and technology over time to improve usability and accessibility.

We welcome feedback from users who experience barriers or have suggestions for improving access to our website.

8. Known Limitations

Although we work to support accessibility, some content may not yet fully meet accessibility standards. This may include older content, third-party embeds, PDFs, maps, videos, or externally hosted materials.

Hometown Research will make reasonable efforts to address accessibility concerns when they are identified and to provide alternative access when possible.

9. Feedback and Assistance

If you experience difficulty accessing content on the Hometown Research website, need assistance using a form, or would like information in another format, please contact us.

10. What to Include in Your Request

To help us respond effectively, please include:

• The page URL or feature where you experienced the issue.
• A description of the accessibility barrier.
• The device, browser, or assistive technology you were using, if relevant.
• Your preferred contact method.
• The information or service you were trying to access.

11. Response Time

Hometown Research will make reasonable efforts to review accessibility requests and respond in a timely manner. Some issues may require additional review, technical updates, or coordination with third-party vendors.

12. No Medical Emergency Communication

Accessibility requests, website forms, and email communications should not be used for medical emergencies. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or seek emergency medical attention immediately.

13. Updates to This Statement

Hometown Research may update this Accessibility Statement from time to time as website features, standards, and accessibility practices evolve. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.