Accessibility of Health Portal

We have based the accessibility of Health Portal on WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines. This means that certain technological tools and principles of content creation have been used, to make the content of the Health Portal more usable for visually impaired, blind, deaf, or cognitively impaired people. In addition, it is possible to improve the accessibility of information by configuring your computer at the browser and operating system level. An overview of the basic settings is given below.

Magnifying content, using a magnifying glass and high contrast

Every user is different, and that's why we recommend making the necessary settings on your personal computer or other device based on your own usage needs.

All the most common operating systems contain separate programs or settings for changing the size of the content displayed on the screen:

Magnifying content

Windows 10

Settings -> System -> Display -> Magnify text, apps and other items

Settings -> Accessibility -> Display -> Make everything bigger

macOS

Settings -> Displays -> Select a larger preset

iPhone/iPad

Settings -> Display&Brightness -> Display zoom -> Larger text or Settings -> Display & Brightness -> Text size

Android:

Settings -> Display -> Screen Zoom

Linux (Ubuntu):

Settings -> Displays -> Scale (and choose a higher percentage)

Using a virtual magnifying glass

Windows 7:

You can find a program called Magnifier if you click on the "Start" menu button at the bottom left, type Magnifier on the keyboard (the first few letters are enough) and press Enter. The Magnifier program tracks the position of the mouse cursor, and everything is displayed enlarged in the small window that opens.

Windows 10:

Write "Magnifier" or "Luup" in the search (depending on the language the computer is set to)

macOS:

Settings -> Accessibility -> Zoom

Android:

Settings -> Accessibility -> Visibility Enhancements -> Magnification

Linux (Ubuntu):

Settings -> Accessibility -> Zoom

High contrast

Windows 10:

Settings -> Accessibility -> High contrast

Windows 7:

Start menu -> Control panel -> Optimize visual display -> Choose a High Contrast Theme -> choose a high contrast theme

macOS:

Settings -> Accessibility -> Display

Android:

Settings -> Accessibility -> Visibility enhancements -> High contrast

iPad/iPhone:

Settings -> Accessibility -> Display & Text size -> Increase contrast

Linux (Ubuntu):

Settings -> Accessibility -> High contrast

Using a screen reader

A screen reader is a program that tries to interpret what is displayed on the computer screen and pass it on in other forms - for example, as sounds, audio commentary. It is an aid for the visually impaired.

The content presented in the Health Portal is created according to standards that can be used by screen readers. This means, that everything important, both descriptions of activities and images, are read from the screen.

A selection of popular screen readers:

If you notice that something in the Health Portal does not meet your accessibility expectations, please be sure to let us know by writing to [email protected]. Together we can make Health Portal better and more usable.