Website Accessibility
Last updated: 09/29/2008
This website has been developed with the aim to make it accessible to all users. This website conforms to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and most of the Web Accessibility Initiative's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Accessibility Features
Relative font sizes
Font sizes used for navigation, main content and right column content are relative to your browser settings. Although the default font sizes are easily read by the majority of users, you can enlarge the text if desired. For example, in Internet Explorer, navigate to View > Text Size, and select your preference.
Alternative text for images
Where appropriate, images have a text equivalent in the form of a description of the image. The alternative text can be read by assistive technologies.
Screen reader friendly document structure
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) separates the content and structure of this website from its presentation and layout. Using semantic markup, the website is screen reader friendly, providing a much improved browsing experience for visually impaired users.
Screen reader friendly tabular data and web forms
Tabular data and forms have been marked up to help non-visual browsers make sense of these elements. For example, form elements have labels in order to tell visually impaired users what type of information is requested for each form element. Data tables contain non-visual column and row headers, and a summary of the data that is being presented.
No new windows
Opening content in new windows and popup windows is confusing for users of non-visual browsers. For this reason, no content will open in new windows or popup windows unless stated specifically.
Access Keys
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that allow users to navigate to certain elements and/or pages of the site.
Access Keys
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| 0 | Go to the Home page |
| 1 | Move up to parent page |
| 2 | Focus on main navigation menu |
| 3 | Skip to main content |
| 4 | Switch version (between default and high contrast plain text) |
| 5 | Focus on search form |
| 6 | Go to Services page |
| 7 | Go to Contact Us page |
| 8 | Go to Site Map |
| 9 | Go to Accessibility page |
| OS | Browser | Key combination |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | IE 5 and up | ALT + Access key (to focus the link) + ENTER to activate |
| Windows | Mozilla | ALT + Access key |
| Windows | Firefox** | ALT + Access key |
| Windows | Netscape 7 and up | ALT + Access key |
| Windows | Opera | SHIFT + ESC, followed by Access key |
| Mac | Mozilla | CTRL + Access key |
| Mac | Firefox | CTRL + Access key |
| Mac | Safari | CTRL + Access key |
| Linux | Mozilla | ALT + Access key |
| Linux | Konqueror | CTRL + Access key |
* Certain assistive technology tools such as the IBM HomePage Reader and WindowEyes already make use of the ALT + [Access key] combinations. Users of these tools will not be able to use these access keys.
** Firefox 2.0 also includes the SHIFT key to activate access keys, which breaks all numeric access keys. This is a bug and can be resolved by typing "about:config" in the address bar, changing the entry "ui.key.contentAccess" to the value of 4.
Feedback
Cabell Huntington Hospital is strongly committed to providing a website that is accessible to all users. If you have any comments or concerns about the accessibility of this site, please let us know.
