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Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Great care has been taken in the construction of this site to ensure a high level of accessibility that meets The World Wide Web Consortium's (WAI) standards.
There are a number of helpful features such as skip to and through navigation. This is useful to any visitor using screen-reading technology.
HTML Standards Compliance
All pages (unless specified otherwise) on this site are WCAG AAA approved, complying with all Priority 1, 2, and 3 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. This is a judgement call; many guidelines are intentionally vague and cannot be tested automatically. Following a review of the guidelines we believe that these pages are in compliance.
All pages on this site are Section 508 approved, complying with all of the U.S. Federal Government Section 508 Guidelines. This is a judgement call; many guidelines are intentionally vague and cannot be tested automatically. Following a review of the guidelines we believe that these pages are in compliance.
Your Browser
This website conforms to web standards and best web design practices and is tested on the latest versions of the most popular, stand-alone browsers, including IE 6.0, Netscape 8.0, Mozilla 1.0, Opera 8.0, IE 5.2 Mac, Safari 1.1. It is advisable to have the latest versions of your Internet Browser, to ensure that you are able to view any new technologies or standards that are implemented in any web pages. If you are using an older version of your browser some aspects of web pages may not display as designed. If this is the case, we recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of your Browser Software by following the external links provided below.