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ADA Awareness

Tri-County is committed to providing programs, services, and resources that are accessible to all qualified participants, including those with disabilities.  But what does that mean for you? What do you need to know?

 

What is digital accessibility?

People who use websites and web applications, digital documents, software, online videos, and other digital resources have a growing variety of characteristics. As people who are responsible for digital resources, we can not assume that all our users are the same or are accessing our content using similar tools and methods. Consider these user characteristics:

Accessibility circle with icons of a wheel chair, magnifying glass, braille, cc, sign language and an ear.
  • Unable to see. People who are blind often audible output, products called screen readers that read web content using synthesized speech.
  • Has dyslexia. People with learning disabilities such as dyslexia may also use audible output, along with software that highlights words or phrases as they’re read aloud using synthesized speech.
  • Has low vision. People with low vision may use screen magnification software that allows them to zoom into all or a portion of the visual screen. Many others with less-than-perfect eyesight may enlarge the font on websites using standard browser functions, such as Ctrl + in Windows browsers or Command + in Mac browsers.
  • Has a physical disability. People with physical disabilities that affect their use of hands may be unable to use a mouse and instead may rely exclusively on the keyboard or use assistive technologies such as speech recognition, head pointers, mouth sticks, or eye-gaze tracking systems.
  • Unable to hear. People who are deaf or hard of hearing are unable to access audio content, so video needs to be captioned and audio needs to be transcribed.
  • Using a mobile device. People who are accessing the web using a compact mobile device, such as a phone, face accessibility barriers, just like people with disabilities do. They’re using a small screen and may need to zoom in or increase the font size, and they are likely to be using a touch interface rather than a mouse. Also, both Apple and Android mobile devices offer a wide variety of accessibility features, which users may have enabled.
  • Limited bandwidth. People may be on slow Internet connections if they’re located in a rural area or lack the financial resources to access high-speed Internet.
  • Limited time. People who are very busy may have too little time to watch an entire video or audio recording but can quickly access its content if a transcript is available.