Rural Development Accessibility Statement

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Accessibility Statement

• Accessibility Statement •

USDA Rural Development is committed to making its website accessible to all USDA customers and employees. Our web pages are undergoing review and redesign as necessary to ensure that they meet or exceed the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Many of our web pages currently meet the Section 508 accessibility standards. Furthermore, USDA Rural Development continues to work on making all web pages accessible. Thank you very much for your patience through this redesign process. If you have any comments or suggestions for improvement, please contact Maril Alsup Stockwell at maril.stockwell@ma.usda.gov or at (413) 253 4314.

Adobe Acrobat PDF Files
PDF format is used to preserve the content and layout of our hard copy publications. Publications in PDF can only be viewed and printed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader™, version 3.0 or higher. You can download and get help using the Acrobat Reader at the Adobe Systems, Inc. site. The downloadable Acrobat Reader software is available at NO CHARGE from Adobe.
People using screen-reading devices generally are unable to read documents directly in PDF format, unless they have accessibility plug-in installed on their system along with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This plug-in is available at NO CHARGE from Adobe. Adobe also has online tools that will convert PDF files to HTML on request. To get the plug-in and latest news about Adobe's accessibility tools and services, visit the Access Adobe site.

Requesting Alternative Formats
The USDA TARGET Center converts USDA information and documents into alternative formats, including Braille, large print, video description, diskette, and audiotape. For more information, visit the TARGET Center's website at www.usda.gov/oo/formats.htm or call the Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice/TTY).