We Value Equity and Digital Inclusion

White Pine Institute, owner and operator of whitepineinstitute.org, whitepinehealingarts.org, and topicsinchinesemedicine.com, complies with federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader, Braille reader, or similar tool) and encounter any material on this website that interferes with your access, please contact us directly.

General Website Accessibility

We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as our reference standard. These guidelines define three levels of accessibility conformance: A, AA, and AAA.

whitepineinstitute.org is working to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the minimum standard recommended under federal accessibility guidance. We are actively working toward full conformance.

If you experience any accessibility issue on this site, contact us and we will either correct the problem or provide the information in a format that works for you. Please include your preferred format when you reach out.

Related resource: Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) — design guidelines for electronic and information technology.

Browser Accessibility Tools

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)

Design guidelines for electronic and information technology

These globally recognized best practices (as recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium) consist of three levels of accessibility measurement (A, AA, and AAA). To the greatest extent feasible, whitepineinstitute.org has elected to conform to Level A of these guidelines.

Internet Browser Accessibility Information

Most modern browsers include built-in accessibility features:

Third-Party Websites

This site links to third-party platforms such as Facebook and YouTube to share news and information. White Pine Institute does not control these platforms and cannot guarantee their accessibility. Their published accessibility policies are below:

Contact Us for Accessibility Support

If you have questions, experience an accessibility barrier, or need information in an alternate format, contact us as soon as possible. To help us respond effectively, please include:

  • The nature of the accessibility issue
  • Your preferred format for receiving information
  • The web address of the page in question
  • Your contact information

TTY/Voice calls are also welcome.

Contact Information

White Pine Institute
Sharon Weizenbaum
Email: sweiz@rcn.com or sharon@whitepinecircle.org
Address: 712 Pratt Corner Road, Amherst, MA 01002

Updated: March 24, 2026