Website Accessibility Statement
Virginia Gay Hospital, Clinics, Home Health, Nursing & Rehab (VGH) is committed to providing websites that are accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. VGH endeavors to comply with best practices and standards.
Virginia Gay Hospital Accessibility Standards
New web content for Virginia Gay Hospital will be compliant with the standards defined by Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act and Level AA of the W3C Website Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), version 2.0. Additionally, VGH is committed to testing the website to make sure that existing content on the site is accessible to all visitors. Existing content will be updated as necessary to comply with WCAG 2.0.
Reporting an Accessibility Issue
If you would like additional assistance or if you experience an accessibility barrier on one of our websites, please contact the Virginia Gay Hospital Marketing Department at 319-472-6262. Please include the URL of the website and details about the issue.
Accessibility References
W3C accessibility guidelines, which explains the reasons behind each guideline.
U.S. Federal Government Section 508 accessibility guidelines.
Accessibility Resources
Online HTML Validation, a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards.
Opera, a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user style sheets, and image toggle capabilities. Compatible with several operating systems.
JAWS, a computer screen reader for Windows. A trial demo is available at no cost to you.
Lynx, a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille display capabilities.
WAVE, a free service from to analyze web pages for compliance to accessibility guidelines.
WebAIM, a organization dedicated to improving accessibility to online materials.
[Updated July, 2018]
