Accessibility Option
We are committed to ensure that the Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan portal is accessible to all
users irrespective of device in use, technology or ability. It has been built, with an aim, to
provide maximum accessibility and usability to its visitors. As a result this portal can be viewed
from a variety of devices such as Desktop / Laptop computers, web-enabled mobile devices;
etc.
We have put in our best efforts to ensure that all information on this portal is accessible to
people with disabilities. For example, a user with visual disability can access this portal using
assistive technologies, such as screen readers and screen magnifiers.
We also aim to be standards compliant and follow principles of usability and universal design,
which should help all visitors of this portal.
This portal is designed using XHTML 1.0 Transitional to meet Guidelines for Indian Government
Websites and also adheres to level A of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 laid
down by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Part of the information in the portal is also made
available through links to external Websites. External Websites are maintained by the respective
departments who are responsible for making these sites accessible.
Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan is working towards making its portal accessible for persons with
disabilities, however currently Portable Document Format (PDF) files are not accessible. In
addition, information provided in Hindi language is also not accessible.
If you have any problem or suggestion regarding the accessibility of this portal, please write to
us at pic.amman@mea.gov.in to enable us to
respond in a helpful manner. Do let us know the nature of the problem along with your contact
information.
Accessibility Features
Site Accessibility
Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan 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) , 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.
Operating System |
Browser
|
Instructions
|
Windows
|
Internet Explorer 6+
|
View > Text Size
|
Windows
|
Mozilla Firefox 1+
|
View > Text Size
|
Windows
|
Opera 7+
|
View > Zoom
|
Mac OS X
|
Safari
|
View > Text Size
|
Mac OS X
|
Internet Explorer 5+
|
View > Text Zoom
|
Mac OS X
|
Mozilla
|
View > Text Size
|
Other Accessibility Features
Features incorporated in Embassy of India,
Amman, Jordan 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.