Website Accessibility
The Brain Health Toolkit is committed to providing a website that is accessible to all individuals. Our goal is to meet and exceed the standards established in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. This accessibility statement highlights our dedication to creating a more user-friendly and inclusive website.
WEB ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS
Browsers
Our website is optimized for the latest versions of major browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
WEB ACCESSIBILITY TOOLS
Screen Readers
We recommend using screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver (for macOS and iOS), and TalkBack (for Android).
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Blind / Low Vision
Assistive computer technology for this audience includes screen readers, refreshable Braille displays and screen magnifiers. To assist with accessibility for Blind/Low Vision population, features such as keyboard navigation, scalability of font size, fuzzy searches, alt tags and high contrast between the background and the text are helpful.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Mobility
Assistive computer technology for this audience includes one-handed keyboards, head/mouth sticks and eye tracking. Keyboard navigation as well as voice recognition software may be used by this population to help navigate through a web site.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Cognitive and Specific Learning Disabilities
To appeal to a highly diverse audience, with varying levels of ability, we use the following design principles: Simple navigation, consistency in content presentation, clear labels, meaningful content, executive summaries at top of long documents and vocabulary understood by a wide audience.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
People Without Disabilities
The digital divide does not just affect people with disabilities. People without disabilities who have busy hands or eyes, poor lighting or noisy surroundings will find the CDPH Website very user-friendly. People with slow modems, older browsers, or those using alternate internet access devices (e.g., cellular telephones, personal digital assistants, etc.) will also benefit from a highly accessible web site. This website will continue to be updated as technology evolves and new tools and resources for accessibility are developed.