The City of Roseville has added a new accessibility menu to its website that provides a screen reader, a larger type option, and a host of other settings to improve ease of use for all visitors.
The menu can be accessed by clicking on the blue and white circular icon in the top right corner of the screen. The city has contracted with UserWay to provide the menu, which complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The service is free to all users.
“We want to ensure all residents and visitors have quick and convenient access to our city website including information about our programs, services, council and commission actions, and community events,” said Assistant City Manager Rebecca Olson.
The menu, also called a widget, includes accessibility profiles for individuals with the following conditions:
- blind
- motor impaired
- color blind
- dyslexic
- low vision
- ADHD
- seizures and epilepsy
- cognitive and learning disabilities
The UserWay menu also allows users to adjust type size, spacing, contrast, saturation, and a host of other settings. Users can hide all images, pause animations and have webpages read to them. The screen reader translates the site into 50 languages and dialects.
UserWay does not collect any personally identifiable information or behavioral data from websites or visitors. The City of Roseville is spending $1,800 annually to provide the accessibility menu.
In addition to the increased access offered by UserWay, the website also utilizes Google Translate. The widget is located in the lower right corner and translates the website into more than 200 languages. The city added that feature a few years ago to better serve our diverse community.