Accessibility

Compliance Standards:

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Division of Public Health (DPH) is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible experience on the Get Healthy Idaho website. In accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II, DPH aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA as our technical standard for our gethealthyidaho.dhw.idaho.gov webpage and our data dashboards shared here. We regularly review and improve our site's accessibility to better serve our diverse users.

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The State of Idaho's accessibility statement can be found here: Accessibility | Idaho.gov

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Accessibility Tips:

Below are tips to help the user adapt their accessibility settings on their personal device. 

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How to zoom in on your screen

Some people like to zoom into the screen or web browser in order to see things better. Here are a few ways of doing it depending on your setup:

• On Windows, press the Windows key and plus sign (+) at the same time to zoom in. You can also use the “Magnifier” application under “Accessories.”

• On Mac, go to “System Preferences,” open “Universal Access” and select the “Seeing” tab. Check the box under “Zoom” to “On.”

• On your Apple device, tap “Settings,” then “General,” then “Accessibility.” Tap the “Zoom” button and toggle it “On.”

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How to change the colors or fonts on the page

Some people like to change colors or fonts to see words more clearly. Most major web browsers have options to do this:

• In Internet Explorer, go to “Tools”, then “Internet Options”, on to “General”. From here, select “Colors, Fonts, or Accessibility”.

• In Mozilla Firefox, choose “Options”, then “Content”, then finally “Fonts & Colors”.

• In Safari, select “Preferences”, “Appearance” tab, and then hit the “Select…” button next to the font fields.

• In Chrome, go to “Preferences”, activate the “Show advanced settings” link, go to the “Web content” heading and change the “Font size”, “Customize fonts” in other ways, or set default “Page zoom”.

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​How to find and use a screen reader

Screen readers are text-to-speech software that allow people to read and interact with content in different ways. Many people who cannot perceive what is on the screen will use them to allow audible access to web content. There are free options available including NVDA for Windows and VoiceOver for Mac.

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How to use accessibility tools on mobile

There are a lot of great features right on your smart phone. IOS and Android alike provide many tools to help you access what you love. 

• VoiceOver for iOS and TalkBack for Android are the screen readers that come built-in.

• To turn on VoiceOver, go to “Settings”, then “General”, to “Accessibility”, and then turn “VoiceOver” on.

• You can set the “Accessibility Shortcut” to “VoiceOver” from the “Accessibility” page in order to triple-click the “Home” button to toggle VoiceOver on and off. TalkBack has a similar feature.

• “Zoom”, “Magnifier”, “Invert Colors”, “Color Filters”, and “Reduce White Point” are other features and tools on iOS that you can use. These are also available through the “Accessibility Shortcut”.