The PREL website has been designed to be highly
accessible to persons visiting our site through the use of assistive
technologies. Visitors who need to make use of these features may
include:
- People with visual impairments who use text-to-speech
converters (programs which convert webpages directly to text)
- People with hearing impairments who may need
phonetic equivalents for audio materials
- People with impaired mobility who have difficulty
using a conventional mouse or keyboard.
The following provides information for visitors to help make the
most of these accessibility features.
Alt Tags
Images are provided with text equivalents which describe the content
of the image. Images without visual content (e.g., an image which
supports page layout) are provided with zero-length text equivalents.
Compliance Statement
Portions of this web site were developed under Federally funded
programs. The site has been designed to comply with Federal standards
for web site accessibility as defined in Section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973.
The pages on this site have been tested for compliance against guidelines
adopted by the World Wide Web Consortium (also known as the W3C).
The site complies with all Priority 1 checkpoints as defined in
the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 adopted 5 May 1999.
Cascading Style Sheets conform to W3C Specifications for Cascading
Style Sheets. The site is also fully accessible without the application
of its style sheets.
The site conforms to requirements for Bobby Approval per the guidelines
of the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST).
Accessibility Resources
Federal Access Board - Accessibility Guidelines and Standards [http://www.access-board.gov/]
World Wide Web Consortium - Accessibility Initiative [www.w3.org/wai/]
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research [www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/NIDRR/]
Information on Alternative Web Browsers [www.w3.org/WAI/References/Browsing]
Last updated July 8, 2003
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