Accessibility Statement

About This Page

This is the accessibility statement for Centre County Government. Comments, questions and suggestions are welcome at webmaster@co.centre.pa.us.

Access Keys

The following access keys are available on every page:

  • 1 - Home page
  • 3 - Site map
  • 4 - Search
  • 8 - Privacy and Liability Statement
  • 0 - Access key details

Most browsers support access keys, which allow users to jump to specific links using the keyboard. In Windows, press ALT + the access key; on Macintosh press CTRL + the access key.

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Standards Compliance

Section 508

W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Watchfire WebXACT Guidelines

  • All pages on this site meet most Watchfire WebXACT guidelines.

XHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language) 1.0 Strict

Cascading Style Sheets

  • All pages on this site use valid CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to format content.
    • A test for CSS validity is available at the bottom of every page.

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Site Content

All Information

  • All information contained on this Website is available in alternate formats from the originating County Office. The originating office may be contacted by e-mail, telephone, postal mail, or personal visit; contact information is provided on the home page of each County office.

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) and Text

  • Wherever possible, content on this site is provided in HTML format, or in a printer-friendly text version.

PDF (Portable Document Format)

  • Certain sections of this site make extensive use of documents in PDF format.

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Site Navigation

  • Pages are structured to provide a logical tab order and page layout.
  • All pages are navigable using the Tab key.
  • Consistent navigation is provided on every page.
  • A search box (accesskey 4) is included at top right of every page.
  • A Site Map (accesskey 3) is provided in order to show all pages on the site in a structured manner, and to provide links to all pages from a single location. A link to the Site Map is provided at the bottom of every page.

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Customizing the User Experience

Changing Text Size

To change the text size in your browser:

In Internet Explorer
  • Select View > Text Size > [Select a text size], or
  • Select Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Ignore font sizes specified on web pages.
In Firefox
  • Press CTRL + Plus Sign (+) to increase text size, or CTRL + Minus Sign (-) to decrease the text size, or
  • Select View > Text Size > Increase/Decrease/Normal, or
  • Select Tools > Options > Content > Fonts & Colors > Size.
In Either Browser
  • If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, you may hold down the CTRL key and change the font size by turning the scroll wheel on the mouse.

Changing or Disabling Style Sheets

This site is constructed using cascading style sheets. If you prefer, you may view the site without a style sheet, or you may substitute a style sheet of your own:

  • In Internet Explorer, to substitute your own style sheet, select Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Format documents using my style.
  • In Firefox, to disable style sheets, select View > Page Style > No Style.

iCounty

iCounty is a collection of features that enable you to further modify the capabilities of this website. A link to iCounty is available on the navigation bar at the top of each page.