Access keys
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that replace the need
to use a mouse for navigation. For this site, you can
use:
ALT - A (press enter) for Accessibility page
ALT - H (press enter) to go to the homepage
ALT - M (press enter) to go to Main Menu links
ALT - S (press enter) to go to Sub Menu links
ALT - C (press enter) for main page content
Please note your browser may not support access keys.
Accessibility
This website has been designed to be as accessible as
possible to people with disabilities and also to be
compatible with the types of adaptive technology used by
people with disabilities, including screen readers and
text only web browsers.
Navigating this website
To navigate through this website, please use the menu on
the left-hand side of the page. You can use the tab key
to navigate through the menu links. Using a screen
reader or text only browser you can skip the navigation
using the skip navigation link.
Font sizes
You may change the display font size to your preference
using your browser. In Internet Explorer, select View,
then Text Size, and then your preferred size. In
Netscape select View, then Text Zoom, and then your
preferred percentage size. Other browsers may vary.
Style sheets
You may import your own style sheet into this website.
In Explorer select Tools, then Internet options, and
then Accessibility. Next click on any or all of three
checkboxes to ignore colors, font styles or font sizes.
In the same window you can change your style sheet by
clicking the checkbox that says, 'format documents using
my style sheet' then simply browse to your style sheet
and click ok.
In Netscape select Edit, then Preferences and then
Appearance. You will then be given the choice to specify
your own colors and fonts.
Accessible PDF
We recommend that users download the latest version of
Adobe Acrobat to view Adobe PDF files. Please note some
of our older archived Adobe PDF files may not be
completely accessible when using screen readers, as PDF
files are only accessible when they have specifically
been made to be so.
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 software provides a number of
capabilities that improve access for disabled users,
including the following:
- reads Adobe PDF files aloud using standard
operating system text-to-speech functionality
- gives greater control when using screen readers
- evaluates the accessibility of an Adobe PDF file
- creates accessible Adobe PDF documents and forms
quickly
- reduces the size of tagged Adobe PDF files for
faster download times
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 software also provides improved access
for disabled users:
- converts new and existing PDF files to tagged
Adobe PDF files with the optional Make Accessible
plug-in
- includes tools to help troubleshoot and optimize
Adobe PDF files for accessibility, including the
accessibility checker, the Tags palette, and more
- provides usability enhancements, including
enhanced keyboard shortcuts, support for
high-contrast viewing, and the ability to zoom in
and reflow text on the screen
For further information about Adobe's PDF accessibility,
please visit
www.adobe.com›
