Accessibility

The NC.gov Platform was designed to reduce barriers to content for visitors with disabilities by implementing requirements that allow an inclusive, accessible online experience for users with assistive technology. Examples of the platform’s accessible design include:

• Easy and logical navigation;
• Access to information in a clear and consistent manner for screen readers;
• Keyboard accessibility; and
• Legible fonts and high-contrast colors for easier readability.

The platform incorporates federally mandated Section 508 compliance standards and best practices recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) for web accessibility. Some of these included are:

• Text alternative fields for every non-text element.
• Designed web pages so that all information conveyed with color can also be understood without color.
• Legible fonts and high-contrast colors for easy readability.
• Designed web pages so that all content presented without an associated style sheet does not lose information or structure.
• Identified row and column headers in data tables.
• Keyboard accessibility, where all functionality is available through the use of a keyboard and without the use of a mouse.
• Online forms are designed allowing assistive technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.

The NC.gov Platform is continuously working to increase accessibility standards and meet all levels of accessibility conformance and guidelines. If you have any questions or concerns, please email the NC.gov webmaster.