Digital Accessibility Organizational Mission Statement
Purpose
The purpose of the Accessibility Mission Statement is to provide guidance regarding the provision of digital services by Cencora to its internal team members, clients, partners, members of the public, and third parties for people with different abilities. As a purpose-driven, leading pharmaceutical solutions organization centered on improving the health of people and animals around the world, we recognize the role and importance of web accessibility to further empower this mission. Increasing web accessibility, as defined by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), also supports innovation, growth, and efficiency. To advance our corporate inclusion goals, improve usability, and increase market reach, we have defined the goals communicated in this statement.
Commitment
Cencora is committed to providing a web experience that is accessible to a diverse audience, with the intention of providing equitable access for a range of abilities. We endeavor to create digital accessibility not only within our site, but also with how we engage with internal team members, partners, stakeholders, and patients. This commitment requires investment, and a thoughtful process aimed to mirror the communities in which we collaborate and serve.
We are committed to conforming to WCAG 2.1, Level AA and will update our practices as WCAG conformance criteria evolve over time. We welcome feedback and recognize that continuous listening is essential for strengthening inclusion and modernizing our processes. To that end, we encourage reporting accessibility issues through our Accessibility Feedback Form.
We are committed to a continuous process that starts with awareness and understanding how each of our individual roles contributes to our commitment.
The next step of our commitment is U.S. focused, with room to expand into a global perspective. While the WCAG was developed through the W3C process in cooperation with individuals and organizations around the world, with a goal of providing a single shared standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally, we are currently assessing how best to scale our commitment to accessibility beyond the U.S. As a global, multicultural, and multilingual organization, we acknowledge that we will need a strategic approach that meets region-specific goals and standards.
Embracing the cultural diversity that comes from operating as a global organization, we have identified the following resources intended to help develop a regional perspective, including existing policies, and other relevant laws and legislation organized by country/region. We encourage all internal stakeholders to review these resources as we advance our accessibility practices.
Looking forward
Our efforts include appointing a Digital Accessibility Subject Matter Expert within a centralized team who will help steward our efforts as we mature our digital accessibility practice as an organization. This includes planning how to take measured steps towards expanding accessibility practices across multiple points of engagement, for internal and external practices.
Approach toward emerging technologies
As we operate within the realm of innovation on a global scale, with technology evolving at a rapid rate, we want to be intentional about usage and analyze how new technologies might be leveraged to benefit accessibility in the broader context of ability inclusion.
Third-party content
Some of our sites may link to third-party content hosted on external websites. This third-party content may or may not meet WCAG standards for accessibility to individuals with different abilities. We're currently exploring those limitations to identify better alternatives.
