Accessibility and "Section 508"

Project MUSE is committed to being available to all individuals and is undertaking a major initiative to improve access by people with disabilities. The Project MUSE site has been reviewed using the Bobby Worldwide(TM) online accessibility software tool, designed to help identify and suggest solutions for barriers to accessibility. Bobby tests web pages using the guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Access Initiative as well as Section 508 guidelines from the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) of the U.S. Federal Government.

As of March 2003 Project MUSE is in compliance with eleven of the sixteen Technical Standards for Web-based internet information and applications, set forth in Section 508 of the Reauthorized Rehabilitation Act of 1998. Full compliance with Section 508 is a major priority for Project MUSE, and we plan to continuously improve the platform for people with disabilities MUSE also has on staff a Usability and Outreach Librarian, among whose responsibilities are assessing accessibility of MUSE and planning implementation and testing of features to improve usability for all users. Updates on our progress will be posted here as they become available. Refer to MUSE's Voluntary Product Evaluation Template (VPAT) for additional details.

Questions regarding Project MUSE and accessibility may be directed to Subscriber Services.

Additional information about Section 508 can be obtained by visiting the websites listed below:

• http://www.section508.gov
• http://www.webaim.org/standards/508/checklist
• http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm

Accesskeys Legend

The following access keys have been assigned to links to the main areas of the site, making it possible to navigate around the site without using a mouse:

h = Homepage
s = Search
j = Journals
a = About MUSE
c = Contact Us
k = This Page

To use the access keys:

PC:
Internet Explorer: ALT + [ACCESS KEY] + RETURN
Firefox: SHIFT + ALT + [ACCESS KEY]

Mac:
Firefox: CONTROL + [ACCESS KEY]
Safari: CONTROL + [ACCESS KEY]