Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
The California Department of Food and Agriculture strives to ensure that the information on its public website is usable for all. If you are experiencing an Accessibility issue, please contact the webmaster at [email protected].
Making Our Website Accessible
- Breadcrumb Navigation. Breadcrumbs, located at the top of each page (except for the homepage) and directly below the main navigation, let you know where you are and where you have been, or where a particular file resides. Breadcrumbs make it easier to navigate your way back to the root folder.
- Images With Alternative Text. Photographs and other relevant images on the site are accompanied by alternative text (the ALT tag.) Alt tags 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.
- The improved Google search engine provides more relevant results than our previous state search application.
- The main navigation, located just below the "Latest News From CDFA", uses lists. Lists make it easier for screen readers to literally read down the list without having to sort through unnecessary code. Lists also allow the users to use the tab key to move from link to link.
- Relative font size can be enlarged using magnification tools or by changing your browser settings
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Standard Browser Usability Features
(WebTools & Department of Rehabilitation)
Additional Resources
Most Common Internet Broswers Compatible with Listed Resources
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 or higher
- Mozilla Firefox 10.0 or higher
- Google Chrome 17.0 or higher
- Apple Safari 5.0 or higher
Screen Readers
- Freedom Scientific JAWS 14 or above (Support for Windows 7, Internet Explorer 9)
- AiSquared Window-Eyes 8.0 or above (Support for Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10)
- NonVisual Desktop Access 15.2 or above (Support for Windows 7, Internet Explorer)
- Apple VoiceOver (Built-in screen reader for OS-X)
Voice Recognition Software
- Freedom Scientific JAWS 14 or above (Support for Windows 7, Internet Explorer 9)
- AiSquared Window-Eyes 8.0 or above (Support for Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10)
- NonVisual Desktop Access 15.2 or above (Support for Windows 7, Internet Explorer)
- Apple VoiceOver (Built-in screen reader for OS-X)
Voice Recognition Software
- Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 12.5 or above (Support for Windows 8, Internet Explorer 9)
Magnification Software
- AiSquared ZoomText 10.0 or above (Support for Windows7, Internet Explorer 9)
- Freedom Scientific Magic 12 or above (Support for Windows 7, Internet Explorer 10)
Sources: Department of Rehabilitation (DoR) and State of California's WebTools