Accessibility
This site is built to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, the standard named in the ADA Title II rule for state and local government websites.
What's built in
- Every page works with a keyboard alone. A “Skip to content” link is the first thing you reach, and the focused item always has a visible two-tone outline that shows on light and dark backgrounds.
- Headings, landmarks, and form labels are marked up so a screen reader can move through each page by section and field. Every builder field is tied to its own hint text.
- Text, controls, and field borders meet WCAG contrast minimums, and pages reflow without sideways scrolling down to 320 pixels wide and at 400% zoom.
- The one moving element, the checkpoint diagram at the top of the workshop page, has a Pause button, stops on its own if your device is set to reduce motion, and has a text description for screen readers.
- The session timer announces when it starts, at one minute left, and when time is up, instead of reading every second.
- The exit-ticket form marks both fields as required, names the problem in plain words if something is missing, and moves focus to the field that needs attention.
- Links that open a new tab say so to screen readers.
Reading options
Every page has a Reading options button in the bottom-left corner. It's the round button with the person icon, and it's also the second thing you reach with the Tab key. You can open or close it from anywhere with Alt + Shift + A.
125%, 150%, or 200%. The whole layout scales with it; nothing gets cut off.
Sans-serif, serif, or dyslexia-friendly. The dyslexia-friendly choice uses OpenDyslexic if it is installed on your device, otherwise Verdana.
Wider or widest spacing between lines, letters, words, and paragraphs.
High contrast (yellow and white on black), dark mode (inverted colors), or grayscale.
Outline links, headings, or buttons and fields so they are easy to find on the page.
A bold focus ring, a reading guide that follows your pointer, or a reading mask that dims everything except the line you're reading.
Big cursor, stop motion, and hide images.
A list of every landmark and heading on the page. Choose one to jump straight to it.
Your choices are saved in your browser's storage on this device, so they follow you to every page on this site and are still there when you come back. Nothing is sent anywhere. Choose Reset all in the panel to clear them.
Known limits
- The exit ticket sends your name and link to a Google Form. If the form cannot be reached from your network, the page gives you a direct link to the form that carries what you typed. Google's own form page is run by Google, and its accessibility is outside this site's control.
- The blueprint you build is copied as plain text for pasting into Google Docs or Word. Those products are run by Google and Microsoft.
- The companion slide deck is a PowerPoint file. It has slide titles, alt text on images, a checked reading order, and speaker notes, but it is not part of this website and is best read in PowerPoint rather than a browser.
- The dyslexia-friendly font depends on what is installed on your device; the site does not download fonts.
Report a problem
If anything on this site is hard to use with your device or assistive technology, tell your session facilitator or contact Region 7 Education Service Center. Say which page and what happened, and we will provide the content another way while it is fixed.
- Phone
- (903) 988-6700
- Address
- 1909 North Longview Street, Kilgore, TX 75662
- Website
- www.esc7.net
Standards and testing
Each page was checked with an automated WCAG 2.1 AA scanner (axe-core) at desktop and 320-pixel widths, then reviewed by hand for keyboard order, focus visibility, screen-reader labels, and motion. If you test with a screen reader and find something we missed, please use the contact above.
Last reviewed: October 2026.