This web site is designed and coded with the goal of making it accessible to everyone. This page provides information on features that facilitate access.

Using the Features of This Site

Skip Links

Each page of this site begins with a link that enables you to skip past the navigation links directly to the content of the page. The link is only visible in text and speech-based browsers.

Standards

This site has been manually tested against the accessibility standards established by the U.S. federal government’s Section 508 and the W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Level 1.

Compatibility

This site has been tested on both PC and Macintosh platforms on various versions of Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, Safari and AOL browsers.

Accessibility Resources

Section 508
Web site for Federal employees and the public to access resources for understanding and implementing the requirements of Section 508.

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Web site by the World Wide Web Consortium focusing on the pursuit of web accessibility through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development.

Tools for Evaluating Accessibility
List of tools that help web developers ensure the accessibility of their web sites.