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REPORTING AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE
If you wish to report an issue related to the accessibility of any content on the Georgia Virtual School website, including a complaint about the accessibility of a webpage, document, form or other content, you may do so in any of the following ways:
1. Support ticket. Please include the Web address or URL along with a detailed description of the problems you have encountered.
2. Submit written correspondence to:
Webmaster Georgia Virtual School, 2053 Twin Towers East 205 Jesse Hill Drive, SE Atlanta, Ga. 30334
In your correspondence, please include the web address or URL along with a detailed description of the problems you have encountered.
The Georgia Virtual School is committed to making its electronic and information technologies accessible to individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended in 1998. Section 508 requires agencies to provide individuals with disabilities equal access to electronic information and data comparable to those who do not have disabilities unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency. The Section 508 Standards are the technical requirements and criteria that are used to measure conformance within this law. More information on Section 508 and the technical standards can be found online.
We are continually working to increase the accessibility and usability of our digital resources to comply with WCAG 2.0 of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This includes improving the accessibility of our course content. Georgia Virtual School students are provided with tools and resources to support learning for all students.
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Job Access With Speech (JAWS) is the world's most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC. Explore more information about JAWS.
NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is a free screen reader which enables blind and vision impaired people to use computers. NVDA can also convert the text into braille if the computer user owns a device called a "braille display". NVDA works with Microsoft Windows. You can download it to your PC, or to a USB stick which you can use with any computer.
Mac users have accessibility features built into their operating system including VoiceOver, Siri, and "Type to Siri" that assist users with a range of either visual or hearing disabilities to access online information as well as applications on their system. Access more information regarding Apple's integrated accessibility features.
ChromeVox is a free screen reader that comes built into Chrome OS to provide out-of-thebox accessibility.
MOBILE DEVICES
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch Apple devices include a number of built-in accessibility features to allow blind or low-vision users or those who are deaf or hard of hearing to interact with their device. If you are blind or have low vision, you can use VoiceOver, an advanced screen reader, to get the most from your iOS device. And Siri and Dictation help you type, launch apps, and read your calendar. More information on iOS accessibility features is available online.
Android You can customize your Android device using accessibility settings and apps. Explore more information on Android assistive features.
ALTERNATIVE FORMAT REQUESTS
We are working to make this entire website fully accessible to people with disabilities. However, we understand that some of our site content may not, as yet, achieve that goal. So, we offer to make anything that is found on our website available in an alternative format upon request. Please follow the instructions below on reporting an accessibility issue.
Webmaster , Georgia Virtual School Georgia Department of Education Office of Technology Services 1554 Twin Towers, East 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, Ga. 30334