For patron-facing areas of Alexandria and certain styles, we partially comply with WCAG 2.1 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). All areas of Researcher (except Search and Bulletins), Self-Service, Activity, and Offline Mode are accessibility-friendly, and work on mobile.

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Image Added These areas of Researcher are WCAG 2.0 AA compliant: Researcher Hub (your main page) Scout

In addition to that, these areas of Researcher are WCAG 2.0 AA compliant:

• Researcher Hub (your main page)

• Scout
  
  

Here are some noteworthy accessibility features in every patron-facing area:

• Keyboard-only access with a logical, cycle-back tabbing order

• Several ways to find pages (URL, through Researcher or Tools, and Explore panes)

• Clear headings and labels

• Visible and clear keyboard focus

• Consistent menus, icons, and buttons

• Suggested fixes when users make errors

• Plain text instead of images of text

Recommendations

To make Alexandria even more accessibility-friendly for your patrons, we suggest following these recommendations:

• Use Researcher styles other than Seafoam.

• Use Scout rather than Search.

• Use Chrome as your internet browser.

• If you use Safari and need to turn on tabbing navigation, go to Safari > Preferences > Advanced and make sure Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage is checked.