August 20, 2007
EBSCOhost Exceeds Web Accessibility Standards
EBSCOhost is easier than ever to search using screen readers and keyboard controls. Web accessibility now exceeds 508 compliance standards, incorporating changes that make the full features of EBSCOhost available to all users, including those with various physical and visual disabilities.
Improvements to page orientation and navigation of EBSCOhost include:
- Elimination of most tables to improve searching with screen readers or keyboard controls
- Descriptive page titles, section header tags and selected link labels
- Redesigned form controls for easier tab navigation
- Streamlined code for simpler page structures
- Access keys which support international keyboard functionality across multiple browsers
- Detailed alternative text image descriptions
- Visually and physically impaired users can perform searches independently most of the time
- Decreased page size allows shorter download times for all users
See a video showing a screen reader user after the enhancements were installed and the dramatic difference the improvements made to the EBSCOhost experience. For more information, visit the EBSCOhost Web site.
