Sustainability Web Accessibility

What is the meaning of "Website Standards"?

"Accessibility is a Civil Rights issue and inaccessible Web sites violate the effective communications requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as provisions of Section 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Just as the rights of disabled people are ensured by providing closed captioning for television programs, auditory crosswalk indicators or elevators and ramps in buildings with stairs, so too is it our obligation and responsibility to similarly accommodate the needs of the disabled when it comes to accessing electronic systems and data." -- from UCSB Web Accessibility Guidelines

More information can be found at the Section 508 Homepage

 

This website is intended to be standards compliant:

 

Accessibility Resources

The following resources are helpful tools to assist those who may want to learn more about website accessibility:

  • Screen Readers

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    Features on the Geography Sustainability Website

    Resizing the Text

    To easily provide you with a seamless, less-intensive way of resizing the text, we provide a widget tool that makes it easy for you on the upper left corner of each web page.

    To change the text size, click on each letter A image to set the font to your preferred size. This feature requires Javascript. If Javascript is disabled on your computer, there are still ways to change the text size, detailed below.

    To increase or decrease the text size:

    • Internet Explorer: View > Text size
    • Opera: File > Preferences > Fonts > Minimum font size (pixels)
    • Firefox: View > Text size

    To manually change the text size, hold down the CTRL key while using the + (plus) and - (minus) keys.

    Printing

    The website is especially optimized so that when printing content from any page, the information fits on the printed page and excludes superfluous information like the menus. The URLs of links are also printed out in full for convenience.

    Personalizing Your Viewing Experience

    If you prefer a more personalized experience while browsing websites, there are ways to modify web pages to fit your needs, according to your computer:

     

    If you have any questions, please send email to the webmaster@geog.ucsb.edu.