NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research
Accessibility and Tools
This page provides help for individuals with disabilities. It also explains third party tools that are needed by all individuals to fully experience this web site.
Accessibility
Text Size
The table below explains how to change text size in some common Windows and Mac web browsers. If your browser is not listed, look under its "View" menu for an option called "Text Zoom", "Text Magnification", "Text Size", or "Font Size".
| Platform(s) | Browser | Menu Option to Change Text Size |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | Opera 7+ | View > Zoom |
| Windows | Chrome | From the Page dropdown, select Text Zoom |
| Windows | Internet Explorer 5+ | View > Text Size |
| Mac | Internet Explorer 5+ | View > Text Zoom |
| Windows or Mac | Firefox 3 | View > Text Size |
| Windows or Mac | Firefox 2 and earlier | View > Zoom |
| Windows or Mac | Safari | View > Make Text Bigger / Make Text Smaller |
For more information about Accessibility features in your operating system, see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;enable (Windows) or http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ (Mac).
Tools
Adobe Reader® for viewing PDF documents
(.pdf)
The 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.
Adobe PDF Conversion Tool for viewing PDF documents
(.pdf)
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 into the web form. The service will return the document to you as a web page (HTML) or plain text. Or, you can have it e-mailed to you as an attachment.
Macromedia Flash Player® for viewing Flash movies
(.swf)
To watch movies in Flash format on this site, you'll need Macromedia Flash Player®. 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)
To 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)
To 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)
To 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.