The ORT Israel Network holds the issue of accessibility for people with disabilities in the highest regard as a major social issue, one that is of great importance to Israeli society, to the network, to its pupils and students studying in its institutes.
Beyond the wish to comply with the requirements of the law [The Equal Rights For Persons With Disabilities Law, 5758-1998].
The site is customized for the AA level of the accessibility requirements and complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines’ standard.
We meticulously check the site’s accessibility and all the many functions it includes.
What is accessibility?
What is internet accessibility
Instructions for making internet sites accessible
Link to the relevant accessibility instructions in English.
Link to the accessibility instructions in Hebrew.
How does one turn on the site’s accessibility?
The “accessibility” button is located in the top right corner of the site. Clicking this button will open a menu, offering the user the range of possible accessibility features available on the site. After selecting the required type of accessibility and clicking on it, the site will upload in the accessible mode. To stop the accessibility, click the “reset” button that appears in the menu after selecting one of the accessibility options.
Opening the menu using the keyboard is done by pressing the “Enter” key on the numbers’ keyboard.
ARIA Rules
If you use a screen-reading software, you should know that ARIA rules that help interpret the site’s content more accurately and in a better way, were embedded into this site.
Key Adjustments
Browsers:
The site is suitable for viewing using different browsers and in the Explorer 11 or higher version.
Mobile:
The site is suitable for the different types of browsers embedded on the operation systems of mobile devices.
Colors:
Changing the colors’ contrast against a dark and/or light background. Adjusting the site to color-blind users.
Changing the font’s size:
Can be done by pressing the keys: ctrl + or ctrl -, or by pressing the mouse’s wheel and pressing the “+” or “-” keys.
Keyboard
Allows navigation using the keyboard.
The website’s content:
Making the images on the website accessible.
Making the menus on the website accessible.
Enlarging and minimizing the font size.
Displaying the underline for links.
The website can be adapted to assistive technologies.
Special operation instructions when navigating using the keyboard:
1- The Homepage Slider: the contents of the posts displayed on the slider are inaccessible. Should you wish to read the contents of the post, you need to access it via the website’s main navigation bar.
2- The Facebook button on internal pages works by pressing the “enter” key if the screen reader is working.
Responsibility
It should be noted that despite our efforts to make all the website’s pages accessible, parts of the website or some of its capabilities may not have been made accessible yet. We continue with our efforts to improve the website’s accessibility as part of our commitment to enable its use by the general population, including people with disabilities.
The website may include components that are only partially accessible, due to the fact that they originate with add-ons that are manufactured by a third party.
We did our best to make them accessible in the best manner.
If, while surfing, you still encountered a restriction that has interfered with the surfing or completely prevented it, we would like to be made aware of it.
Please let us know by phone: +972-3-6301326 or by email: accessibility@ort.org.il
Accessibility in a Public Space
Additional measures were taken within the ORT network to make the entrances to buildings, classrooms and study areas, toilets, elevators, aisles, information for the public, signs and furniture, accessible.
Hearing enhancement systems were installed at service points, and a software that reads texts aloud was installed in the libraries.
Within the ORT network, we assign the utmost importance to making it possible for every student to fulfill his or her learning potential, despite coping with a disability.
The network’s staff are aware of the fact that the process of making the colleges accessible, is an ongoing process that involves, on the one hand, keeping up the current level of accessibility and, on the other hand, driving accessibility to the higher levels, while utilizing new knowledge and the evolving technologies. The network constantly continues to address the issue of accessibility and its various aspects, in accordance with the changing demands and needs.