Accessibility Issues and Answers

Help Us Help You: We are striving to make this website accessible to all citizens. If you find a problem that prevents access, please contact us by sending an e-mail to NETWARCOM Public Affairs. This page will be updated as new information is received. 

Adobe Files - Readers: Abobe's pdf format is used for some files on this site. You may download a free .pdf viewer from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html.  Free Adobe tools are also available to assist visually impaired users at http://access.adobe.com/. A text-only accessible version of the page, is located at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html.

Another innovator in web technology, Macromedia, is attempting to provide assistance to those developing web pages that need to comply with Section 508. You may check their Accessibility Page for downloads that assist in making their software applications compliant with Section 508.

Department of Justice's Approach To Section 508 Compliance Standards

Department Of Justice Compliance Survey - See If Your Command's Web Site Passes The Test!  

More Accessibility Resources

• U.S. Accessibility Board Web Site
• Final Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards
• Department of Defense Computer/Electronic Accommodation Program
• W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Web Site
• Techniques for Web Content Accessibility - Markup Guidelines
• WAI Examples of Mark-Ups That Enable Web Sites - An Example Set
• List Of Communication and Information Technology Access-Related Web sites

Notice Regarding External Links:  Areas of this web page link to other Web Information Systems providing security-related information which are operated by other government organizations, commercial firms, educational institutions, and private parties. We have no control over the information on those systems which may be objectionable or which may not otherwise conform to Department of Navy policies.  Unless otherwise noted, some of the Sites listed within the pages of this server are provided by organizations outside the Navy Domain. These links are offered as a convenience and for informational purposes only. Their inclusion here does not constitute and endorsement or an approval by the Department of the Navy of any of the products, services, or opinions of the external providers.  The Department of the Navy bears no responsibility for the accuracy or the content of external sites.  They are included here because they provide information on website "accessibility" issues and not products readily available elsewhere.