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Accessibility
of the Bright Futures Web Site
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The
Bright Futures Web site is dedicated to the principle that
every child and adolescent deserves to be healthy and that
optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the
health professional, the child, the family, and the community
as partners in health practice.
The
Bright Futures Web site strives to ensure that this
Web site meets or exceeds the accessibility requirements
outlined in Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
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If
you need information from a Bright Futures Web page that
is not easily accessible, choose one of the following
two options:
(1) Use
access.adobe.com
If you are unable to access Adobe Acrobat™ PDF files on the Bright
Futures Web site, type the URL of the inaccessible file into the Adobe
Acrobat™ Accessibility site (http://access.adobe.com/simple_form.html),
and convert the PDF file to an HTML format that your screen reader
can read.
(2) E-mail the Bright Futures Webmaster
If you experience problems converting PDF files to an HTML format that
your screen reader can read, e-mail our Webmaster with the URL of the
page you wish to access, the technology you are using, and your phone
number and e-mail address. We will work with you to make the files
available in a format you can use.
In
accordance with current Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) standards (http://www.hrsa.gov/508access.htm),
our goal is to improve accessibility to users with visual,
motor, or cognitive disabilities. We strive to meet or
exceed accessibility requirements in the following areas:
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Images. The
Bright Futures Web site provides equivalent text for
images that convey information.
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Multimedia. The
Bright Futures Web site limits the use of multimedia
(i.e., presentations that include components such as
text, graphics, video, animation, and sound), and,
where multimedia is used, the site provides equivalent
text for the presentation.
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Color. The
Bright Futures Web site does not rely on color to convey
information.
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Style
sheets. The Bright Futures Web site does not
require associated style sheets (i.e., pre-designated
templates that define the layout of a Web page) to
be viewed.
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Image
maps. The Bright Futures Web site provides equivalent
text for images (e.g., navigation bars) that perform
functions when selected (e.g., open a new window,
navigate through the site).
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Tables. The
Bright Futures Web site provides row and column headers
for data tables.
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Frames. The
Bright Futures Web site does not include frames (i.e.,
separate sections of the display area that are generated
from different Web pages).
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Motion. The
Bright Futures Web site sites does not include motion
that causes the screen to flicker outside an acceptable
range (i.e., higher than 2Hz and lower than 55Hz).
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Text-only
pages. The Bright Futures Web site follows HRSA
guidance in adding links to the Adobe Acrobat™ Accessibility
site to provide users with a tool for converting
PDF files to HTML.
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Scripts. The
Bright Futures Web site identifies the functionality
of any scripting languages (e.g., Java and Javascript)
used to display content or to create interface elements.
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Applets
and plug-ins. The Bright Futures Web site avoids
the use of applets (i.e., programs designed to be
executed from within another program) and plug-ins
(i.e., programs that add features to a standard browser),
and, when such programs are used, the site includes
links to external Web sites that provide such applets
or plug-ins via download.
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Forms. The
Bright Futures Web site allows for easy access to and
completion of forms.
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