NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Accessibility


Text Size

The tables below explain how to change text size in some common Windows and Mac web browsers. If your browser is not listed, look under your browser's "View" menu. You should find a option called "Text Zoom", "Text Magnification", "Text Size", or "Font Size". From there, you should be able to select an option to adjust text size. The Help feature on the browser toolbar should also contain information to assist you.

Windows - See Microsoft accessibility help at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;enable

Browser Menu Option to Change Text Size
Internet Explorer 5+ View > Text Size
Mozilla View > Increase Text Size / Decrease Text Size
Netscape 6 View > Text Size
Netscape 7 View > Text Zoom
Opera 5 and 6 Use dropdown menu on 'progress' bar
Opera 7 View > Zoom

Mac - See Apple accessibility help at http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

Browser Menu Option to Change Text Size
Internet Explorer 4.5 View > Text Size
Internet Explorer 5+ View > Text Zoom
Netscape 4 View > Increase/Decrease Font Size
Netscape 7 View > Text Zoom
Opera 5 and 6 Use dropdown menu on 'progress' bar
Safari View > Text Size


Keyboard Shortcuts

You can quickly navigate to certain NIOSH Mining web pages via keyboard shortcuts, as explained in the table below. In Windows, press ALT + Access Key. On MACs, press Control + Access Key (in Internet Explorer, you must also press Enter after the Access Key):

Page

Access Key
Home 1
About us 2
Contact us 3
Accessibility 4


PDF Documents - Alternative Method to View Adobe Acrobat® Documents

As explained in the Tools section below, Adobe Reader® is needed to open PDF documents on this web site. If you can't use Adobe Reader® (for example, you use screen reader software or an audio-enabled web browser), you can use the Adobe PDF Conversion tool at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html to convert a PDF document to text. Copy the web address (URL) of the document that you want to read into the web form. The service will return the document to you as a web page (HTML) or as plain text. Or, you can have it e-mailed to you as an attachment.


Tools


Adobe Reader (PDF) for viewing documents
(.pdf)

Get Adobe ReaderThe free Adobe Reader® is needed to open certain documents on this web site. You can download Acrobat Reader® from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

Macromedia Flash Player® for viewing Flash movies
(.swf)

Get Flash PlayerPlays Macromedia Flash Player movies. You can download it for free from Macromedia at http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/.

RealPlayer® for viewing video and audio clips
(.ra, .ram, .rm, .rpm)

Get Real PlayerTo watch some video clips on this site, you'll need RealPlayer®. You can download it for free from RealNetworks, Inc. at http://www.real.com.

Windows Media Player® for viewing video and audio clips
(.mpg, .mpv, .avi, .wmv)

Get Windows Media PlayerTo watch some video clips on this site, you'll need Windows Media Player®. You can download it for free from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/download/.

Windows Media® Components for QuickTime by Flip4MacTM
(.mpg, .mpv, .avi, .wmv)

Get Windows Media PlayerTo watch some Windows Media videos on this site using a Mac, you will need the Windows Media Components for Quicktime by Flip4MacTM Player. You can download it for free from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/flip4mac.mspx.

Page last updated: October 21, 2008
Page last reviewed: March 20, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division