International symbol of accessibility on computer key

Website Accessibility

Our website meets accessibility guidelines so that our program and service information is available to everyone. Our goal is to meet W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA.

Website accessibility commitment

We work very hard to ensure that the information we add to our website is accessible for you. However, community members may have individual needs, and we are happy to provide you with the information in another way. Please contact Service Oshawa for assistance.

Accessible features of this website

Accessible features of this website include:

Site designed and developed to WCAG 2.0 Level A.A. specifications
Text Resizing on content pages using the A.A.A. in the upper right hand corner of each webpage to increase and decrease the text size. If you continue to click on the large A, the size will increase.
Compatible with assistive technology that follows the W.3.C. web standards
Site is designed using cascading style sheets, allowing for user-defined stylesheets to override the default styling
Colour Contrast - all colours checked for contrast and ability to be easily read
All functionality accessible via keyboard only
Skip to Content link to make keyboard use easier
Keyboard focus outline
Pages use headings
Pause button available for rotating content on homepage banners and news
Alt text on images
Title text on links

Tips for enhancing the accessibility of this website

Here are some tips you may wish to try to help you use our website:

Browsers:

Operating Systems:

For questions about using adaptive technology or about our website's accessibility, please contact Service Oshawa for assistance.