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Accessibility Standards

Technical Standards for Web-based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications (36 C.F.R. § 1194.22) as promulgated by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, pursuant to section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 794d).
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, as promulgated by the World Wide Web Consortium, conformance level Triple-A (excluding checkpoints 3.3, 3.4, 9.4, 9.5, 10.2, 10.4, 11.1, 11.3, 13.7, 14.1, and 14.2).
Dublin Core meta standard (version 1.1, revised), as promulgated by the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
hCard Microformat Standard as developed by Tantek Çelik and Brian Suda.
PICS standard, as promulgated by the Word Wide Web Consortium and implemented by SafeSurf and the Internet Content Rating Association.
Robot meta-tag standard, as promulgated by the Spidering BOF Group at the 1996 Distributed Indexing/Searching Workshop of the World Wide Web Consortium.
Unicode 5.1.0 standard, as promulgated by the Unicode Consortium.
XHTML 1.0 standard, as promulgated by the Word Wide Web Consortium.

Browsealoud is a screen reader developed for people who may find it difficult to read text online or for those who may have literacy problems and/or learning disabilities such as dyslexia. It is also a beneficial tool for those for whom English is a second language and may have trouble reading. Browsealoud allows you to "listen" to the contents of the web page you are viewing. » Download the latest version of Browsealoud.

QuickTime can be used to view video and listen to audio. Players are available for several operating systems and platforms. » Download the latest version of QuickTime Media Player.

RealPlayer can be used to view video and listen to audio. Players are available for several operating systems and platforms. » Download the latest version of RealPlayer.

VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. » Download the latest version of VLC Media Player.

Windows Media Player plays video and audio files on Windows operating systems. » Download the latest version of Windows Media Player

Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas Sworn into Office, Announces Sponsorship of Bill to Stop Congressional Pay Raise: (Washington, DC) -- Today, immediately after being sworn into office, Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas (FL-24) announced her first legislative action for the 111th Congress -- signing on as an original cosponsor of the Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act of 2009. This bipartisan legislation will eliminate the automatic pay raise for members of Congress scheduled to take effect in 2010.

"I made a commitment to bring our core values of integrity, accountability and responsibility back to Washington. That is why my first act as U.S. Representative is to reject a pay raise," said Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas. "With the economy in crisis, my priority is to create jobs and help struggling families and small businesses in Florida's 24th District."

In addition to cosponsoring the Stop the Congressional Pay Raise Act, Congresswoman Kosmas was selected today to the House Committee on Financial Services. On the Financial Services Committee, Kosmas will be at the forefront of drafting key legislation to increase oversight of Wall Street, stem the foreclosure crisis, and invest in the creation of new jobs.

"As a small business owner, I am honored by the opportunity to serve on the Financial Services Committee," said Kosmas. "I am ready to work hard every day to get our economy back on track and to keep and create good, high-paying jobs in the 24th District."

Kosmas also hopes to be named to the Committee on Science and Technology, where she will fight for the continued funding of NASA operations.…