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OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES – DRAFT September 29, 2026 CALL TO ORDER After arrival at the Pennel Hill Road site visit location, Chair Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:37 AM. Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson and Randy Pike. Unable to attend were Rhonda…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES-DRAFT September 22, 2026 CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike, and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Stephanie Pike, Olga Peters, and Emily Dow. CHANGES AND…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES- DRAFT September 15, 2026 CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani remotely. Members of the public present were Stephanie Pike, Kyle Farnsworth, Mike Fournier, Stephan Chait, Saraswati…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES September 1, 2026 CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson & Randy Pike. Rhonda Ashcraft and Lori Marchegiani were absent. Members of the public present were Craig Stone, Stephanie Pike, Michael Miller,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES- DRAFT August 18, 2026 CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01pm. Other Selectboard members present were Randy Pike, Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, and Lori Marchegiani joining remotely. Members of the public present were Nancy McCrea, Stephan Chait, David…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES August 4, 2026 CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Randy Pike, Lori Marchegiani and Rhonda Ashcraft. Karen Christofferson was not present. Members of the public present were Nancy McCrea, Stephan Chait, Michael Miller,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES—DRAFT July 29, 2026 6:00 AM at the Halifax Town Garage CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:02 AM. Other Selectboard members present were Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike, Lori Marchegiani, and Karen Christofferson. Members of the public present were Highway…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES- DRAFT July 21, 2026 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike, Lori Marchegiani and Rhonda Ashcraft. Members of the public present were…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 7, 2026 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike, Lori Marchegiani and Rhonda Ashcraft. Members of the public present were Nancy McCrea,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES June 26, 2026 CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 7:00 AM at 229 Wheeler Road. Other Selectboard members present were Lori Marchegiani, Randy Pike, and Rhonda Ashcraft. Karen Christofferson was absent. Members of the public present were Jeffrey…
Halifax, Vermont
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This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
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Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs. There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to