Website Accessibility statement

RICV strives to make its website accessible for all users, including people with disabilities. This website complies with best practices and standards as defined by Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) of the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C WAI).

This website is monitored and tested regularly to identify any accessibility issues, as well as discover new solutions to further improve the accessibility of our site. We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions, please contact the RICV webmaster.

 

Accessibility Resources

• • W3 accessibility guidelines, which explains the reasons behind each guideline.
  • W3 accessibility techniques, which explains how to implement each guideline.
  • W3 accessibility checklist, a busy developer's guide to accessibility.
  • U.S. Federal Government Section 508 accessibility guidelines.

   

• Accessibility Software

  • JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.
  • Lynx, a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
  • Links, a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
  • Opera, a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user stylesheets, image toggle. A free downloadable version is available. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and several other operating systems.

   

  • Related Resources

    • WebAIM, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving accessibility to online learning materials.
    • Designing More Usable Web Sites, a large list of additional resources