Site
Tools and Accessibility
Programs used on this site
For your convenience, the Iowa Judicial
Branch offers links to several plug-ins and programs that may enhance your
browsing experience. All are commonly
used and available for free download over the internet. The Judicial Branch
does not directly endorse these programs, or accept any responsibility for
their operation.
Each of these links will lead you off the Judicial Branch
web site. To return, simply press the back button on your navigation bar.
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 Adobe Acrobat Reader
Allows
users to view and print Adobe PDF format files.
 Microsoft
Office Compatibility Pack
Open,
edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats
new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. Users who have a version of Microsoft Word
older than Word 2007 need to download and install this converter.
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 Microsoft
Word Viewer
Allows users who do
not have Microsoft Word to view and print files in that format.
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 Windows
Media Player
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These
viewers allow the user to view movies on the Internet through their browser.
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 Real Player Basic
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 PowerPoint
Viewer
Allows
users who do not have Microsoft Word to view PowerPoint Slideshows
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 Microsoft
Excel Viewer
Allows
users who do not have Microsoft Excel to view and print Excel workbooks.
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Iowa Judicial Branch Accessibility
Standards
The Iowa Judicial Branch takes seriously the
accessibility of our site to persons with disabilities. According to statistics cited by the Iowa
Department for the Blind, approximately 8% of all internet uses have some form
of disability that affects their browsing. This creates a need for agencies to
meet certain accessibility guidelines on their web sites. In this pursuit, we
have added the following features to our site:
- Alternate
text descriptions of images- this allows users accessing the site with a
screen reader a better understanding of the layout of the page.
- Text-based
browsing- graphics are used, but the bulk of the meaning of each page is
conveyed by simple text.
- High-contrast
pages- to accommodate low-vision users
- Use
of multiple formats for download-some file formats are not as accessible
for others, especially to persons with low vision or blindness. Therefore,
we attempt to represent important downloadable files in multiple formats
whenever possible.
