Accessibility policy

The website for the Research Chair in Nursing Care for Older People and their Families is accessible to disabled and non-disabled people. Furthermore, it was designed to be compatible with desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones.

Functionalities

For an easier access, the following functionalities have been included:

General

• Exclusive use of the feminine referring to both masculine and feminine. It reflects the predominance of women in nursing;
• French and English content that can be selected by clicking on the language button on the upper right-hand corner of the page;
• Adjustment of text size by selecting the options from the web browser;
• Uniform web page presentation for easier browsing;
• Accessible site map at the bottom of each web page.

For the visually impaired

• Reading rendered possible with synthesized speech and refreshable braille display;
• Content in colour also displayed with other characteristics, for example underlined or bold text setting;
• High enough contrast setting for text to be displayed on a black or white background;
• Description of important images;
• No screen oscillation.

Multiple browser compatibility

This website was tested on:

• Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 on Windows ;
• Firefox on Windows and Mac OS ;
• Safari on Mac OS ;
• Chrome on Windows and Mac OS.

Need help?

If you are having problems accessing our web content, please contact us.