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Accessibility Features
The Commission on Elections is committed to provide a website that will give necessary information to the people, regardless of technology or ability. We are doing our best to increase the accessibility and usability of our website in accordance to many of available standards and guidelines.
This website's accessibility features is maintained in accordance to the PWAG Web Design Accessibility Recommendation (WDAR). These are guidelines to make the website more accessible and user-friendly, especially for users with disabilities.
To help users navigate the website easier, Access Keys are assigned within the website. These are keyboard shortcuts that allow users to navigate the website without using a mouse.
| Access Keys | Functions |
|---|---|
| 0 | Accessibility Statement (this page) |
| 1 | Home Page |
| 2 | Search Box |
| 3 | Skip to Content |
| 4 | Skip to Menu |
| 5 | Skip to Bottom |
| 6 | Decrease Font Size |
| 7 | Return to Default Font Size |
| 8 | Increase Font Size |
| C | Contact Information |
| M | Sitemap |
The TAB key can be used to move from one link into another and Enter key to go to the selected link.
Access Keys differ depending on the Web browser or computer platform that is used to browse the website.
For Windows:
| Browser | |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | ALTernate key + [access key] + ENTER key |
| Mozilla Firefox | ALTernate key + SHIFT key + [access key] |
| Google Chrome/Netscape/Gecko/Safari | ALTernate Key + [access key] |
| Opera | SHIFT Key + Escape Key + |
For Macintosh:
| Browser | |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | ConTRoL key + [access key] + RETURN key |
| Mozilla Firefox | ConTRoL key + [access key] |
| Google Chrome/Netscape/Gecko/Safari | ConTRoL key + [access key] |
| Opera | SHIFT key + ESCape key + |
For Linux:
| Browser | |
|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox | ALTernate key + SHIFT key + [access key] |
| Google Chrome/Netscape/Gecko/Safari | ALTernate key + [access key] |
| Opera | SHIFT key + ESCape key + |
Default keyboard shortcuts of browsers give users more control in browsing websites, these are Reserved Keys.
| Access Keys | Function |
|---|---|
| F | File |
| E | Edit |
| V | View |
| S | History (Mozilla Firefox) |
| G | Go (Mozilla Firefox) |
| B | Bookmark (Mozilla Firefox/Opera) |
| A | Favorites (Internet Explorer) |
| T | Tools |
| H | Help |
We continue to expand our knowledge on web accessibility in order to provide a website that is available to the people, with abilities and disabilities, and in order to fulfill our commitment to make all election information available to everyone.
- Philippine Web Accessibility Group (PWAG), a non-stock, non-profit association of web designers and advocates of web accessibility. Its mission is to "teach and promote web accessibility in the Philippines as a method of making information accessible to all".
- Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities.
- WebAIM, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving accessibility to online learning materials.
- Designing More Usable Web Sites, a comprehensive list of additional resources.
- Vision Office Support Services, a pioneering advocate of accessible information and communications technology (ICT) for all, including persons with disabilities.
** Please e-mail webdev@comelec.gov.ph for questions and comments about the website's accessibility features.
