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Web Accessibility

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Cameron County is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Cameron County. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Cameron County:

We try to respond to feedback within .

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Cameron County relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • Recite Me

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Cameron County , there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for Cameron County:

  1. Documents published on website: Not all documents might be accessible because we cannot ensure the quality of the contributors. We solely publish the documents as provided by the departments. We can help you get a document accessible upon request. Response time would vary depending on the source department processing time. Please contact us with your request.

Recite Me User Guide

Our website is equipped with Recite Me language and accessibility tools to make it more accessible and inclusive for as many people as possible. Below you will find a guide to using all of the features on the Recite Me toolbar.

Play Audio

1 Play Audio

Back: Rewind to the previous paragraph of text

Play: Click the Play button to read the text aloud

Forward: Skip forward to the next paragraph of text

Text Options

2 Text Options

Decrease: This will decrease the text size

Font: You can change the font that displays on the page

Increase: This will increase the text size

 

Color, Ruler & Screen Mask

3 Color Ruler Screenmask

Color: Change the background, text, and link colors

Ruler: Click to enable the reading ruler

Screen Mask: Will create a letterbox for focused viewing of a section of the page

 

Dictionary, Translation & Magnifier

4 Dictionary Translation Magnifier

Dictionary: Highlight and click on this to view the definition of the word

Translation: Translate text into a different language

Magnifier: Click and drag the magnifying glass to magnify text on the screen

 

Plain Text Mode, Margins & Audio Download

5 Plaintext Margins Audio Download

Text Mode: Remove images to view content in plain text mode

Margins: Change the text dimensions by narrowing the width of the text column

Download Audio: Highlight the text then click the button to download the text as an audio file

 

Settings

6 Settings

Settings: Adjust your Recite Me toolbar settings

Reset: This will restore the default settings

User Guide: This will give you an overview of the Recite Me Toolbar Features