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Accessibility Features on This Site

The Web-savvy site will be completely accessible to users of any currently available browsers or adaptive technology. Access features embedded in the structure and overall design of the site include:

• ALT text for all simple images, graphical navigation links, and map areas (all browsers)
  
  
• Long description for all complex images using the LONGDESC attribute, as well as D-links (all browsers support D-links)
  
  
• Alternative text links at the bottom of each page, equivalent to those found in the image maps and graphical buttons.(all browsers)
  
  
• The use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to layout columns, rather than using tables (all 4.+ browsers)
  
  
• Invisible navigation bypass link in the top right corner that allows a screen reader user to jump past the navigation links at the top of the page, and go directly to the content of the page. (all browsers)
  
  
• Invisible content bypass link, next to the navigation bypass link, allows a screen reader user to jump directly to the accessible text navigation at the bottom of the page (all browsers).
  
  
• Consistent page layout, including hierarchical use of page headings, and navigation elements (all browsers)
  
  
• A text Site-map that allows a user to develop a picture of the content and layout of the site. The site-map offers a central navigation point, and along with the site-map link in the buttons at the top and the text links at the bottom, all significant pages on the site are no more than two links away (all browsers).
  
  
• Navigation links directly accessible by a key press using the ACCESSKEY attribute (currently available only in Internet Explorer 4+). Pressing the key combinations below will bring focus to the corresponding link, after which the Enter key is pressed to activate the link.
  
  

Be sure to visit the example found in the "Resources" section of the site for more demonstrations of accessible Web-design.

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