- Madison County Schools
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Accessibility Information
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The Madison County School System is committed to ensuring accessibility of its website for students, parents, and members of the community, including those with disabilities.
MCSS strives to comply with best practices and standards as defined by:- Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
- Title II of the Americans with Disability Act,
- Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA Guidelines. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for all persons, including those with disabilities.
The District’s website includes a variety of accessibility features including:- Google Language Translation tool on every MCSS webpage. This tool is located in the top left-hand corner of every webpage.
- Alternate text descriptions for images unless they are decorative in nature.
- Closed captioning for video content through YouTube.
- Limited use of text-based images(graphics) without alternate text descriptions.
- Logical tabbing sequence for keyboard-driven navigation.
- High color contrast option- button to access this feature is at the top of every MCSS website.
If you would like additional assistance or are unable to access content on the District’s website, please complete our online Website Feedback form. You may also email mcss@mcssk12.org for assistance. Please include your full name, description of the problem encountered, web address of the material you tried to access, and contact information in case more details are needed (email and phone number).
Helpful Accessibility Tools
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Browsers and plugins for accessibility
In addition, assistive screen reader technology from JAWS, NVDA, and Apple VoiceOver.
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Text to screen readers
Screen readers are text-to-speech software that allow people to read and interact with content in different ways. Many people who cannot perceive what is on the screen will use them to allow audible access to web content. Capital One designs and codes for accessibility. We strive to ensure that our content is accessible to screen readers.
There are free options available including NVDA for Windows and VoiceOver for Mac and JAWS for Windows. You can use this with your favorite web browser. Screen readers accept input in a variety of ways, but one of the most common forms is through your keyboard. By pressing the down arrow in JAWS, for example, you are able to navigate through items on the page. JAWS will also accept Braille input. -
Using accessibility tools on mobile
Several features are located on smartphones. iOS and Android alike provide many tools to help you access what you love. Let’s have a look at a few of those tools.
VoiceOver for iOS and TalkBack for Android are the screen readers that come built-in. To turn on VoiceOver, go to "Settings", then "General", to "Accessibility", and then turn "VoiceOver" on. You can set the “Accessibility Shortcut” to “VoiceOver” from the "Accessibility" page in order to triple-click the "Home" button to toggle VoiceOver on and off. TalkBack has a similar feature.
"Zoom", "Magnifier", "Invert Colors", "Color Filters", and "Reduce White Point" are other features and tools on iOS that you can use. These are also available through the “Accessibility Shortcut”. -
Video Captions
We work to caption videos we publish online. Visitors can further control the color, size and other elements using features with YouTube. View the enclosed video for further options to help enhance viewing of the website.
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If you have difficulty communicating with us because you do not speak English please contact us at mcss@mcssk12.org.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities can call the Alabama Relay Service at:
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- 800.548.2546 (TTY) for assistance contacting Madison County Schools at 256.852.2557
Free language assistance or other aids and services are available upon request. Please email mcss@mcssk12.org
