The DSS web site has been designed to be accessible to individuals
with disabilities. You might be surprised to find that some of these features could
be helpful to you...
Large Fonts
Our web site can easily be increased to almost twice its normal size.
If you are using Internet Explorer 5, 6 or 7, try it out:
- Open Internet Explorer's "View" menu (or press Alt + V)
- Select "Text Size" (press X)
- Select "Largest" (press G)
(Turn Large Fonts off by doing the same but selecting "Medium" or pressing M.)
High Contrast
Our web site automatically works with Windows' "High Contrast" mode.
If your computer is already set for High Contrast mode, activate it by pressing:
- (Left) Alt + (Left) Shift + Print Screen
(Turn High Contrast off by pressing the same keys again.)
Otherwise, see Accessibility Tutorials for Microsoft Products for instructions
on how to turn High Contrast mode on.
Keyboard
If you are uncomfortable with the mouse, you can operate the entire web site using
just the keyboard:
- Press the Tab key to move from link to link (or Shift + Tab to move backwards).
- Press the Enter key to activate a link.
- Use Alt + Left Arrow to go back a page.
Or, to fill out forms:
- Press the Tab key to move from field to field.
- Press Up Arrow or Down Arrow to move between items in a list.
- Press Spacebar to check or uncheck radio buttons and checkboxes.
- Press Enter to activate buttons.
Assistive Technology
Our web site is also compatible with "assistive technology" software that can
help people with disabilities. For example, people who are blind can use
JAWS for Windows to read the web site out loud, and people who
have trouble using their hands can control the web site using only
Dragon Naturally Speaking and their voice.
How did we do it?
The new DSS web site was developed using the the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium's
Web Accessibility Initiative (W3C-WAI).
DSS
will continue to improve the accessibility of this site and incorporate new features
and technology.