Ease of Use
The Government of Alberta has made every effort to make this website accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter which web browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have any disabilities.
This website was specifically designed to take into account visitors who are blind or partially sighted. It is fully compatible with popular screen reading software.
This website also conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines of the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). All pages on this website should comply with Priority AA checkpoints.
This website uses valid eXtensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) 1.0 Transitional and CSS 2.0.
Software Needs
Some documents on this website are available in a PDF format. Adobe Acrobat is needed to open these files. Acrobat is available to download at no charge from Adobe. The download itself may be quite large for some (between 8MB to 16MB), so check to see if it is already available on your computer.
PDF files can be very accessible to readers with visual or physical disabilities. Adobe provides an excellent guide to using PDF documents.
Navigating without a mouse
This site can be navigated without a mouse. Using a keyboard or assistive device, visitors can skip to other sections by choosing the ‘Skip to Navigation’ and ‘Skip to Content’ links on each page. Visitors can also use the Tab key on the keyboard to jump between links on the page.
Linked sites
The Utilities Consumer Advocate cannot guarantee the accessibility of linked external sites.
Contact Us For Help
While we make every effort to keep all content on this website accessible to all visitors, please contact us for help if you find any information on this website that you cannot access.
