Website Accessibility

Accessible features of this website include:

• Site designed and developed to WCAG 2.0 Level AA specifications

• Text Resizing on content pages using the AAA in the upper right hand corner of each webpage that enables you to increase and decrease font size. If you continue to click on the large A the font size will continue to increase.

• Compatible with JAWS, NVDA, ZoomText, and any other assistive technology that follows the W3C web standards

• Site designed using cascading style sheets, allowing for user-defined stylesheets to override default styling

• Colour Contrast - all colours checked for contrast/ability to easily read

• All functionality accessible via keyboard only

• "Skip to Content" link to facilitate keyboard navigation

• Keyboard focus outline

• Pages organized using headings

• Pause button on rotating content (e.g., rotating homepage banners and news)

• Alt text on images

• Title text on links

This section provides suggestions for modifications you may make in your operating system and browser to help access the city's website.

Browsers:

• Chrome: Keyboard Access | Low-Vision Support | Screen reader support

• Firefox

• Internet Explorer

• Safari

Operating Systems:

• Microsoft Windows

• Apple OS X

If you are having difficulty using adaptive technology with any of our webpages or have questions regarding the accessibility of our website, please email service@oshawa.ca.