Website Accessibility

The website for the Ann Richards School is constructed to be accessible to as many people as possible, including those who use assistive technology to brwose the web. Below is information about some of the features we have implemented. Please contact us if you have any problems accessing our content or have suggestions for improvements.

Semantic markup

Pages are constructed with valid XHTML, and use CSS for layout and appearance.

"Jump" links

We've included links within the page so that you can quickly navigate to the most important sections of the page: the main content area, the site navigation, section-specific navigation, and the top of the page.

Alt text

We've provided alternative text for informational images for the benefit of site visitors who use assistive technology, or have images turned off.

Changing the font size

Because font sizes are specified in relative units, you can change the font size in most browsers, usually in the "View" menu.

Elastic page layout

If you increase the font size in your browser, the layout of the page will automatically adjust its proportions to accommodate the larger text.

Tables

Tables are used for the display of tabular data only. For users of screenreaders and speech browsers, we associate headers with their respective rows and columns to aid comprehensions.

Forms

Forms have labels explicitly associated with their controls, aiding users of certain screenreaders and speech browsers.

Access keys

Because of conflicts with user agents and other applications, access keys are not used.

File Formats

We explicitly note file formats for any downloadable file such as PDFs and MP3s.

• HTML (HyperText Markup Language): The Web browser-readable document format.
• DOC (Microsoft Word): Documents formatted in Microsoft Word. A plug-in for viewing these files is available from Microsoft's Download Center.
• PDF (Portable Document Format): A universal file format that preserves the look and layout of a printed document. Download the free Adobe reader.
• MP3 (Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer 3): Compressed music files.
• Flash (Adobe Flash): Web video file. Download the free Adobe Flash player.
• PPT (Microsoft PowerPoint): Slide show presentations. A plug-in for viewing these files is available from Microsoft's Download Center.
• RTF (Rich Text Format): Text files with some formatting. A plug-in for viewing these files is available from Microsoft's Download Center.
• VSD (Microsoft Visio): Documents formatted in Microsoft Visio software. A plug-in for viewing these files is available from Microsoft's Download Center.
• XLS (Excel Spreadsheet): Documents formatted in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software. A plug-in for viewing these files is available from Microsoft's Download Center.

The Ann Richards School welcomes comments on how to improve the site's accessibility. If you use assistive technology and/or the format of any material on our Web site interferes with your ability to access the information, please contact us. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the Web address of the requested material, and your contact information.

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