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Accessibility

The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is committed to ensuring accessibility of its Web sites for people with disabilities. All of the pages on CAES Web sites should conform to Section 508 standards.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at caesweb@uga.edu.

Contents of this Document

This document contains the following information:

Access keys

Access keys have been established for keyboard accessibility of active elements on CAES Web sites. For Windows, press ALT+access key; for Macintosh, press CONTROL+access key.

  • Access key 0: Accessibility Policy
  • Access key 1: CAES Homepage
  • Access key 2: College-wide Navigational Links
  • Access key 3: Local Navigational Links
  • Access key 4: Main Content
  • Access key 5: Search
  • Access key 6: User Portals
  • Access key 7: Text only transcript
  • Access key 8: Site Map
  • Access key 9: Contact Us
  • Access key a: Students
  • Access key b: About CAES
  • Access key c: Calendar
  • Access key d: Departments
  • Access key e: Extension
  • Access key l: Alumni
  • Access key n: News
  • Access key p: Publications
  • Access key r: Research
  • Access key t: Topics
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Visual Design

CAES Web sites utilize the following:

  • Cascading style sheets to control page elements. Style sheets can be turned off the page used with individualized style sheets.
  • HTML, CSS and JavaScript are properly identified.
  • Relative font sizes; text is resizable.
  • Limited usage of tables. Tables are labeled when relevant.
  • Skip navigation is available.
  • Color is secondary to meaning.
  • Non-flickering screens.
  • Links have title attributes or descriptive targets. Links are written to make sense out of context. Link text is not duplicated (same text means same link).
  • Images have ALT or LONGDESC attributes. Spacer images are correctly labeled and are used appropriately.
  • Feedback and contact information is available on every screen.
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Navigational Elements

All CAES Web sites utilize a standard template with navigational elements as follows:

  • Vertical navigation links are provided at the top of each page; a horizontal navigation bar is used just below these links.
  • Vertical navigational links (“breadcrumbs”) are used on the left of each page to navigate content located in the center of each page.
  • Horizontal navigation links for Find a Person, Find a Place search links are located at the bottom left of each page; a search box is located at the bottom right with options to search CAES, UGA and WWW.
  • Horizontal navigation links are located at the bottom of each page.
  • Links: link titles are clear and concise and make sense when read out of context.
  • Pages are keyboard accessible using the tab key or Access keys as defined above.
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Special Content

  • Multimedia files may be open or closed captioned; text-only transcripts should be available for all audio content.
  • PDF files have been converted to HTML and/or Text-only using Adobe.com’s online conversion tools.
  • Forms are keyboard accessible; forms utilize logical layout and appropriate form labels.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations

  • CAES, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  • OIT, Office of Information Technology
  • OC, Office of Communications
  • UGA, University of Georgia
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Assistive Technology Links

  1. JAWS, screen reader, short-term downloadable trial version available
  2. ReadPlease, free text-to-speech reader used to listen to Web pages read aloud
  3. Homepage Reader, free trial version to test accessibility of Web, PDF and Flash content
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Accessibility Services

  1. LIFT, Text transcoder which dynamically generates customized text only views of Web sites
  2. Bobby Online, free online service provided by WebXACT, allows accessibility testing of individual Web pages for Section 508 and other standards
  3. WAVE, free online service to help determine the accessibility of your Web content, includes recommendations for repair
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Accessibility References

  1. "Web Accessibility and Persons with Disabilities," The University of Georgia, Enterprise Information Technology Services
  2. "Section 508 Q&A," The University of Georgia
  3. "Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards," Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS Board), Section 508 Standards
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This policy will undergo periodic review and updates, as needed.
Last updated: June 1, 2005

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