Accessibility

Accessibility policy

The website is accessible to users with disabilities, including keyboard-only users and those with visual and cognitive impairments. The website is responsive, meaning users can easily adjust font size and color/contrast settings on most devices.We regularly use automated checks and conduct tests with users against Section 508 and WCAG standards to evaluate and measure the accessibility of the site.

Compliance and VPAT

JSTOR Forum uses reasonable efforts to ensure that it adheres to the following standards and guidelines, and our VPAT document is available to download.

• Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. This is measured by the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT), which is a standardized form describing how a product meets each accessibility guideline of Section 508.

Some JSTOR Forum content is available in formats that require document readers or players. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires that those products comply with accessibility guidelines. Below are links to the VPATs for these products:

• Adobe Reader
• Adobe Flash Player
• Microsoft Office Viewers

Download Free Document Readers

Links are provided below to product websites where you may download free document readers.

• Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf extension)
• Adobe Flash Player (.swf extension)
• Microsoft Windows Media Player (.wmv extension)
• Apple QuickTime Player (.mov extension)

Adobe, Adobe Reader, and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Microsoft and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Improve the accessibility of your content

Captions for audio and video

You can add multiple caption files for your audio and video content in Forum. These files can be selected and turned on or off by users in Forum and in Artstor. WCAG Guideline 1.2 - Time Based Media includes more information about providing captions. The W3C also has a short guide to creating transcripts and captions for your content.

Video flash rate

If uploading video to Forum, it may be useful to review WCAG Guideline 2.3 - Seizures and Physical Reactions to ensure your content is not flashing more than three times in any one second period, or the flash is below the general flash and red flash thresholds.

Alternative text and descriptive text for screen readers

Screen readers will read the title and creator fields as the alternative text for media published to Artstor. You can provide a descriptive and synthesized text alternative to these fields to assist users who have difficulty perceiving visual content. WCAG Guideline 1.1 - Text Alternatives provides more information for non-text content. The W3C has also published a short guide to writing meaningful text alternatives.