BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless today said the company’s corporate Web site has been improved to make it more accessible to customers with disabilities.
The nation’s No. 2 mobile-phone carrier said new enhancements-such as scalable text size, improved global navigation, accessible online forms, link and image descriptions and mouse-free navigation-make the site more user-friendly for visually and physically impaired individuals.
The Verizon Wireless site now allows users to adjust font size, making content easier to read. In addition, there are buttons on the main navigation bar that now can be read by a screen-reader device.
Verizon Wireless said special features have been built into the Web site to make it easier for screen readers to interpret Web forms. Also, customers can access descriptive text of posted images and links, where appropriate, using a screen reader. A mouse-free navigation feature has been added to make site navigation easier for customers with motion-control disabilities, including allowing subscribers to use their keyboards’ tab buttons to navigate the site, instead of using the mouse.
“Making our Web site accessible to all Internet users and customers is another demonstration of Verizon Wireless’ dedication to providing customers with simple and easy-to-use wireless services and products,” said Carl Eberling, vice president for information technology at Verizon Wireless. The mobile-phone carrier said to date it has ensured that more than 500 of its most frequently visited Web site pages comply with the latest World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Priority 1 Guidelines.
Verizon Wireless said all of its Wireless Web developers have been trained in Web standards and are following the W3C guidelines for accessibility when modifying and building new pages for the site.
