Accessibility policy
In its current version, the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale site complies in large part with the level 1 rules of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). A new, improved version of the site will be on-line soon.
Images:
- A text equivalent is supplied for all important images.
- Images are used where no other HTML element can be used to provide the information.
Colours:
- The information conveyed with colours is also accessible without colour from the context or images: borders, underlining, weight, font, etc.
- The level of contrast of the foreground and background of the colours is sufficiently high for persons with colour deficits or when viewed on a black and white screen.
- A flickering screen may cause problems for persons with photosensitive epilepsy. Flash animations will have “stop” and “pause” functions.
Language:
- Language changes in a text are signalled with HTML flagging.
- The main language of each page is specified with the required attributes.
Keyboard shortcuts:
- Key command 1 = Home page
- Key command 3 = Site plan
- Key command 4 = Search
- Key command 9 = To contact us
- Key command 0 = Accessibility policy
- Key command S = Navigate
Structure and Presentation:
- The page setup for the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale site relies in large part on the use of external style sheets, which means that the presentation style is uniform for the entire site.
- Pages are structured using HTML logic.
Scripts:
- Most of the scripts used on the site have no indispensable navigation or information consulting function. Pages using scripts are accessible by other means and without JavaScript support by the site plan.
Redimensioning:
- Page setup allows users to change the size of the characters using the integrated tool on each page or the navigator functions.
Navigation and Links:
- The site plan is accessible on each page.
- The navigation menu reflects the information structure.
- The search engine can be accessed directly by key command 4.
- Adjacent links are separated as much as possible from printed characters to avoid confusing them with their assisted technologies.
If you note any error or omission in one of the pages, or if you meet up with any difficulties, do not hesitate to let us know at the following address webmestre@mess.gouv.qc.ca.
