J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board is providing accessible
and usable products to everyone. In doing so, we designed our website to conform
with AA standard of W3C's
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) External website that opens in a new
window, and the guidelines of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
If you have any problems using our website, please get in touch, and we will do our best to
cater for your needs.
Adjusting Text Size with Browser Setting
Increasing and decreasing the text font differs for each browser and operating system.
The table below outlines instructions to increase and decrease font on popular browsers
and operating systems.
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Operating System
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Browser
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Instructions
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Windows
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Internet Explorer 6+
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View > Text Size
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Windows
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Mozilla Firefox 1+
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View > Text Size
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Windows
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Opera 7+
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View > Zoom
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Mac OS X
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Safari
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View > Text Size
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Mac OS X
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Internet Explorer 5+
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View > Text Zoom
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Mac OS X
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Mozilla
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View > Text Size
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Other Accessibility Features
Features incorporated in J&K Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
Website to make it easily accessible are:
- Skip to Main Content: Quick access to the core content on the page
is provided without going through repetitive navigation using the keyboard.
- Go to Navigation: Quick access to the main Navigation on the page
is provided without going through repetitive navigation using the keyboard.
- Descriptive Link Text: Brief description of a link is provided
using descriptive phrases instead of just using words such as 'Read more' and 'Click
here' as link text. Further, if a link opens a Website in a new window, the description
specifies the same.
- Identification of file type and file size: Information about alternate
file types, such as PDF, Word, Excel along with the file size has been provided
within the link text to help users identify the same. In addition, icons for different
file types have been provided with the links. This helps users in deciding whether
they wish to access the link. For example, if a link opens a PDF file, the link
text specifies its file size and file type.
- Table Headers: The table headings are marked and associated with
their corresponding cells in each row. This enables a screen reader to read out
the column and row header of any cell for the user.
- Headings: The Web page content is organized using appropriate headings
and subheadings that provide a readable structure. H2 indicates the main heading,
whereas H3 indicates a subheading.
- Titles: An appropriate name for each Web page is specified that
helps you to understand the page content easily.
- Alternate Text: Brief description of an image is provided for users
with visual disability. If you are using a browser that supports only text or have
turned off the image display, you can still know what the image is all about by
reading the alternate text in absence of an image. In addition, some browsers display
the alternate text in the form of a tooltip when the user moves the mouse pointer
over the image.
- Explicit Form Label Association: A label is linked to its respective
control, such as text box, check box, radio button, and drop-down list. This enables
the assistive devices to identify the labels for the controls on a form.
- Form instructions and errors: Instruction text and error messages
for forms are displayed dynamically i.e. while the user is navigating the form and
filling up the form. To make this information available to users including screen
reader users, ARIA techniques have been used. To ensure users are able to access
this important form information, help for the same has been provided.
- Consistent Navigation Mechanism: Consistent means of navigation
and style of presentation throughout the Website has been incorporated.
- Keyboard Support: The website can be browsed using a keyboard by
pressing the Tab and Shift + Tab keys.
- Customized Text Size: The size of the text on the
Web pages can be changed either through the browser, through the Accessibility Options
page or by clicking on the text sizing icons present at the top of each page.