Accessibility

Accessibility

We are committed to making our website as accessible as possible to all users, without regard to disabilities, and to comply with all relevant laws and regulations. If due to a disability you need assistance in accessing a page on ACL.gov, please email us at [email protected] or call (774) 462-0640. We will assist you by providing the information in an alternate format suitable to your needs. Please be sure to have available the URL (web address) of the page where you are having difficulty.

This website has been tested with the NVDA screen reader in FireFox and Chrome due to its open source availability, browser compatibility, and ARIA support. Note that browser and screen reader updates can change the way pages are read.

Navigate in menus without a mouse

Top Menu

  • Use the TAB key to access the primary menu navigation links (Program Areas, Grants, Aging & Disability in America, Newsroom, and About ACL)
  • Use the LEFT / RIGHT arrow keys to navigate back and forth through the primary menus when using keyboard only without a screen reader
    • When using the keyboard with NVDA screen reader: put the screen reader in focus mode (Insert + Spacebar) and use the LEFT / RIGHT arrow keys to navigate back and forth through the primary menus
  • Each primary menu (except forProgram Areas) has a sub-menu underneath it. To access the sub-menus:
    • From a primary menu, press the TAB key to expand its sub-menu
    • Once inside a sub-menu, use either the TAB key or UP / DOWN arrow keys to navigate within the sub-menu. Do not use the left-right arrow keys to navigate within a sub-menu
  • Press the ESC key to collapse a sub-menu
  • Press the ENTER key to go to any primary or sub-menu page
    • Pressing the ENTER key on a primary menu link will take you to the landing page for that area

Left Side Menu (Tree)

  • Use the TAB key to access the left navigation menu tree
  • Pressing the ENTER key on a top-level menu item (denoted by a + sign) will take you to that page
  • On menu items with a sub-menu (denoted by a + sign), use the RIGHT arrow key to expand a sub-menu and the LEFT arrow key to collapse a sub-menu
    • Use the UP / DOWN arrow keys to navigate through left navigation menu items

Accordion Navigation (Expand/Collapse Content)

Accordions are found in the main text content of some pages, and contain expandable and collapsible content.

  • Use the TAB key to access accordions
  • To expand an accordion:
    • Press the ENTER key. The content within the accordion expands
  • To collapse an accordion:
    • If the content within an accordion is already expanded, press the ENTER again to collapse it
  • Either TAB (forward) or shift-TAB (backwards) to navigate through accordions, and press the ENTER key to expand and collapse them
  • (Insert + Spacebar) and use the LEFT / RIGHT arrow keys to navigate back and forth through the primary menus

Left Side Menu (Tree)

  • Use the TAB key to access the left navigation menu tree
  • Pressing the ENTER key on a top-level menu item (denoted by a + sign) will take you to that page
  • On menu items with a sub-menu (denoted by a + sign), use the RIGHT arrow key to expand a sub-menu and the LEFT arrow key to collapse a sub-menu
    • Use the UP / DOWN arrow keys to navigate through left navigation menu items

Accordion Navigation (Expand/Collapse Content)

Accordions are found in the main text content of some pages, and contain expandable and collapsible content.

  • Use the TAB key to access accordions
  • To expand an accordion:
    • Press the ENTER key. The content within the accordion expands
  • To collapse an accordion:
    • If the content within an accordion is already expanded, press the ENTER again to collapse it
  • Either TAB (forward) or shift-TAB (backwards) to navigate through accordions, and press the ENTER key to expand and collapse them

The following information can be used to improve your experience on this website.

How to Change Text Size

We’ve designed adata.org to let you change its text size through your web browser’s settings. Most browsers include functionality to let you increase or decrease the text on a web page. For example, to increase text size:

Chrome

In the Page menu, select Zoom. Zoom > Larger

Firefox

In the View menu, select Zoom. View > Zoom > Zoom In

Or, Click on the menu icon and select > – to make the text size smaller or + to make it larger

Internet Explorer

In the View menu, select Text Size. View > Text Size > Largest

Or, you can click on the IE settings icon > Zoom > Select a percentage or click “Zoom in”

Windows Shortcut: Alt +X

Opera

In the View menu, select Zoom. View > Zoom > %

Macintosh Shortcut: Command+

Windows Shortcut: + or 0

Safari

In the View menu, select Make Text Bigger. View > Make Text Bigger

Macintosh Shortcut: Command+

Main Menu Keyboard Navigation

The main navigation megamenu supports the following keys for keyboard users.

  • Tab / Shift + Tab keys cycle through all menu and submenu items.
  • Up / Down arrow keys move focus to the previous or next menu item.
  • Left / Right arrow keys move focus to the adjacent submenu or column. (Please note that this feature is disabled if you are running a screen reader software, in which case please use the other keys for navigation.)
  • Escape key closes the current submenu and moves focus to the top level menu item. When the current submenu is closed, press Enter or Down to reopen the submenu, or press Tab to move to the next top level menu item.