Accessibility
Accessibility Standards
If you are having any problems accessing this website, please let us know so that we can improve this site. Please be as specific as possible in your description of the problem(s) encountered, as well as their location on the web site.
In order to maximize accessibility, this site has been designed in conformance with:
- Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards as promulgated by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, pursuant to section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794d).
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, as promulgated by the World Wide Web Consortium.
- XHTML 1.0 standard, as promulgated by the Word Wide Web Consortium.
Resizing Text on Websites
All modern browsers (Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer) provide temporary and permanent setting options to adjust the text size as well as your font type. Once permanently set, your preference of font and text size will be the default options for all websites you visit. This is much more useful than looking for text resizing settings on each individual website that you visit.
In most browsers, you can easily change the text size by zooming in and out with either your keyboard or the keyboard and a scroll wheel mouse.
- Zoom in - Hold down the Control (Ctrl) or Command (⌘) key and the plus (+) key. If using a scroll wheel mouse, scroll while holding the Control or Command key down.
- Zoom out - Hold down the Control (Ctrl) or Command (⌘) key and the minus (-) key. If using a scroll wheel mouse, scroll while holding the Control or Command key down.
- Zoom Reset - To change your zoom level back to the original setting, hold down the Control (Ctrl) or Command (⌘) key and the zero (0).
For detailed information on changing the settings for your particular browser, please refer to these instructions provided by the Disabled World website:
- Changing Text Size using Firefox
- Changing Text Size using Google Chrome
- Changing Text Size using Internet Explorer
- Changing Text Size using Opera
- Changing Text Size using Netscape
- Changing Text Size using Mac Safari
Other Tools
Portable Document Format (PDF) files can be read with a PDF Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to read PDFs and complete PDF forms for printing. » Download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Browsealoud is a screen reader developed for people who may find it difficult to read text online or for those who may have literacy problems and/or learning disabilities such as dyslexia. It is also a beneficial tool for those for whom English is a second language and may have trouble reading. Browsealoud allows you to "listen" to the contents of the web page you are viewing. » Download the latest version of Browsealoud.