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Accessibility

Child Welfare Information Gateway is committed to making its website accessible to the widest possible audience, including individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance accessing information on the Information Gateway website, contact us. Please let us know the nature of your accessibility difficulty, the web address of the requested material, and how we may contact you.

Read about the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' commitment to accessible websites:
Department of Health and Human Services Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Resources

Increase Font Size

If you are using Internet Explorer, you can make the following setting changes to increase font size:

• Click on Tools -> Select Internet Options -> On the General tab, click on Accessibility, near the bottom -> Put a check in the box "Ignore font sizes specified on webpages"
• Once you make this change in your browser settings, go into the View menu in Internet Explorer, click Text Size, and select whichever size you like.

If you are using Firefox, you can change the font size two different ways:

• At the top of your screen, click on View -> Zoom -> Zoom In to increase font size or Zoom Out to decrease font size
• On your keyboard, hold down the Control button while pressing the plus sign (+) to increase font size or the minus sign (-) to make the font size smaller.

If you are using Netscape, you can change font sizes on the screen:

• Click the View menu -> Click on Text Zoom -> Left-click the text size with your mouse (or use your up and down keys) -> Press the Enter button to select a text size

Browser

PwWebSpeak! is a free web browser that translates web content into speech and Braille output. It is intended for users who wish to access the Internet in a nonvisual or combined auditory and visual way.

Viewers

Product viewers may be downloaded from the Internet for the following file formats:

• Microsoft Word (.doc file format)
• Microsoft Excel (.xls file format)

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

• Adobe PDF (.pdf file format)

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Other Resources

• Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508)
• HHS Office on Disability
• Section 508 website
• General Services Administration (Center for Information Technology Accommodation)
• Telephone Service for Speed and Hearing Impaired (Federal Information Relay Service)
• Adobe Accessibility Center
• Firefox Accessibility page
• Microsoft Accessibility site

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Updated on May 29, 2009