Accessibility Help

Use the accessibility options provided by this Web site to control the screen display. These options allow increasing the text spacing, changing the text size and color scheme for clear visibility and better readability.

Changing the Text Size

Changing the size of the text refers to making the text appearing smaller or bigger from its standard size. There are five options provided to you to set the size of the text that affect readability. These are:

• Largest: Displays information in the largest font size.
• Larger: Displays information in a font size larger than the standard font size.
• Medium: Displays information in a standard font size, which is the default size.
• Smaller: Displays information in a font size smaller than the standard font size.
• Smallest: Displays information in the smallest font size.

The website allows you to change the text size in two different ways, by clicking on the text size icons present at the top of each page and through the Accessibility Options page.

Text size Icons

Following different options are provided in the form of icons which are available on the top of each page:

• < alt="social" title="microsoft" img src="http://www.socialjustice.nic.in/images/textsizeMinus.gif" /> Decrease text size: Allows to decrease the text size up to two levels
• Normal text size: Allows to set default text size
• Increase text size: Allows to increase the text size up to two levels

Accessibility Options

To change the text size using the Accessibility Options page:

1. Select Accessibility Options. The Accessibility Options page is displayed.
2. From the Text Size section, select the appropriate text size.
3. Click Apply.

Changing the Color Scheme

Changing the color scheme refers to applying a suitable background and text color that ensures clear readability. There are four options provided to change the color scheme. These are:

• Standard: applies white color as the background and black color to the foreground text to set the default contrast.
• Yellow on Black: Applies black color as the background and yellow color to the foreground text to improve readability.
• Yellow on Blue: Applies blue color as the background and yellow color to the foreground text to improve readability.
• Fuchsia on Black: Applies black color as the background and fuchsia color to the foreground text to improve readability.

To change the color scheme:

1. Select Accessibility Options. The Accessibility Options page is displayed.
2. From the Contrast Schemes section, select the appropriate contrast scheme.
3. Click Apply.

Note: Changing the color scheme does not affect the images on the screen.

Changing the Text Spacing

Changing the spacing of text refers to increasing the white space between two words from the default white space to improve readability for users with visual and learning impairments. There are three options provided to you to set the white space between words that affect readability. These are:

• Default: Allows to set the white space between two words to standard width.
• Wider: Allows to increase the white space between two words than the standard width.
• Widest: Allows to further increase the white space between two words than the standard width.

To change the text spacing:

1. Select Accessibility Options. The Accessibility Options page is displayed.
2. From the Text Spacing section, select the appropriate text spacing.
3. Click Apply.

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