We are committed to making this web site accessible to the widest possible audience, including people with visual disabilities using screen-reading software.

Web Accessibility and Usability Features

As part of that commitment, following accessibility and usability features have been considered and applied:

• Skip Navigation - A "Skip Navigation Link" option is available at the top of every web page. This allows users with mobility impairments and those who use screen-reader software to go directly to the main content and different menus of a web page without having to deal with repetitive navigation links.

• We have tested our web page design with screen readers and other web accessibility tools. As a result, we have made changes to improve the site's accessibility for users with disabilities.

• Following current web standards for HTML 4.01, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), while maintaining accessibility to older browsers.

• Avoiding excess images, image maps and use of animation material.

• Using hypertext links that make sense when read out of context.

• Using headings, lists and web site structure in a consistent manner, including using CSS to control the Web site's style and, in some cases, to control layout.

• Avoiding the use of frames.

• Summarizing table content or creating tables that allow for line by line reading.

• Validating pages with various tools, including the W3C's HTML Validation Service, the Watchfire WebXACT checker, and aDesigner.

• Testing on Windows and numerous browsers (Netscape 7; IE 6, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7).

• Using various accessibility checklists and guidelines, including those at www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT

Contact Us

Please let us know if you have any problems accessing our web site. When you contact us, please note:

• The nature of your accessibility problem;
• The format you prefer for receiving requested web site material;
• The web address of the requested material;
• Your contact information.