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Welcome To Our Accessibility Help Page

Overview

This website has been developed in compliance with ADA guidelines in mind. There are various types of physical disabilities that impact user interaction on the web. Vision loss, hearing loss, limited manual dexterity, and cognitive disabilities are examples, with each having different means by which to access electronic information effectively. Our goal is to provide a good web experience for all visitors.

Accessible Features
Below you will find a list of some of the technology solutions we have integrated to make our website easy to navigate, fast-loading, and accessible. This has been adopted from he state of California’s website accessibility helper page. You can view their accessibility guidelines by interacting with the button below.

Tools Our Site uses

Our site uses several different tools to assist those who may need them to view our site more effectively:

Image of the homepage of hmrd.net showcasing the skip to content link for accessibility to keyboard users

Skip To Page Link

This feature, while hidden to the general public, is accessible strictly to keyboard only users with kinesthetic disabilities. In the tab order, the user will scroll through our accessibility toolbar to get to the skiplink where the user can bypass the menu and enjoy the content of the page.

Accessibility Tools Toolbar

Available through mouse click, or in the tab order on the keyboard, users may select one of the features to assist with several potential disabilities including visual impediments, and assistance in underscoring navigational elements through underlines. This feature is always located throughout the website on the left hand side.

Image showcasing hmrd.net's accessibility toolbar with features located at the left of the website

Photographs and Images

Image describing how we add alt text to an image with title, captions, or that we declare it as decorative

All photographs use Alternative Text “ALT” and/or “TITLE” attributes. ALT/TITLE attributes provide a written description of the image, which is accessible to screen readers, and it is visible when the mouse is placed over the image. This is also useful for people who have images turned off on their browser, in which case a description will display where the image used to be.

To the left of this text is a portrayal of our process in adding alt text to an image and/or declaring it purely decorative for users with visual impediments.

WCAG 2.0 Level AA

Adapted from ca.gov's accessibility help page

1. Perceivable
  • Provide text alternatives for non-text content.
  • Provide captions and other alternatives for multimedia.
  • Create content that can be presented in different ways, including by assistive technologies, without losing meaning.
  • Make it easier for users to see and hear content.
2. Operable
  • Make all functionality available from a keyboard.
  • Give users enough time to read and use content.
  • Do not use content that causes seizures.
  • Help users navigate and find content.
    • 3. Understandable
  • Make text readable and understandable.
  • Make content appear and operate in predictable manners.
  • Help users avoid and correct mistakes.
    • 4. Robust
  • Maximize compatibility with current and future user tools

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