Job Accommodation Network
WEB SITE ACCESSIBILITY & ACCESSIBLE FORMATS
JAN is committed to ensuring that its site is accessible to all users. The JAN Web site conforms to existing recommendations and standards. If you encounter a problem accessing JAN's site or if you would like to provide us feedback, please contact us.
Accessibility | Alternative Formats | Resources and Publications
Accessibility
JAN attempts to make its information accessible to all individuals, including individuals who use assistive technology to access its Web site and individuals who log in from slow connections. First and foremost, JAN's Web site was designed to accommodate individuals with cognitive, motor, and sensory limitations. JAN does not use pop up menus, pdf documents, timed settings, audio, video, or objects in motion. A brief alt-text tag that identifies the image or its function accompanies all essential images on this site. Note that if you are using a graphic browser, alt-text tags are visible only if the browser's automatic image-loading feature is turned off. Parts of the JAN Web site use JavaScript but the mouse is not required for activation and content and navigation are available even if scripting has been disabled in the browser. Some layout tables are used on this site but page content should be readable even when the page is linearized. Browsers should be set without their backgrounds as white and browser colors should enable a contrast between page text and backgrounds.
Alternative Formats
The JAN Web site has been tested for use with assistive technology such as screen readers, keyboard controls, and alternative input devices. In addition, the Web site has been tested for use with several browsers, including Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, Opera, and text equivalents. For an overview of JAN's design principles, read JAN's Tips for Designing Accessible Web Pages.
JAN is committed to eliminating the digital divide. The JAN staff has attempted to design pages with low bandwidths that do not require plug-ins.
JAN designers look to the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines, the Center for Applied Special Technology, and the Digital Divide Network for guidance on design.
The JAN Web site has undergone consistent checks for validation and meets Bobby standards and W3C standards. The JAN Web site also meets the web-based intranet and Internet information and applications requirements of Section 508, which are detailed in § 1194.22.
If you would like to view this site in large print, there are commands for each browser that allow you to change print size. "Ctrl+]" ("Ctrl+[") will increase (decrease) the font size in Netscape Navigator 4.6 and below. For newer Netscape versions, use "Ctrl++" and "Ctrl+-" to increase and decrease print sizes. Internet Explorer allows users to go to the "View" menu and click on "Text Size" and then choose from five print sizes. If an individual has difficulty accessing JAN's information, we will provide information in Braille, on cassette or cd-rom, and in large print.
Resources and Publications
If you would like to view this site in a foreign language, use the free on-line translating tool called Babblefish. JAN is not responsible for the accuracy of the translation; there are limitations in machine translations.
