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Accessibility

MassMATCH is dedicated to making this website fully accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. We adhere to the Enterprise Web Accessibility Standards established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to accommodate individuals with disabilities. These standards largely align with the Federal government’s technology accessibility guidelines and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). To learn more about the Federal standards, visit the Section 508 website or the Federal Access Board website. For details on W3C guidelines, visit the W3 guidelines website.

This site supports navigation using headings. Users with modern screen readers can navigate with these keystrokes:

  • H to move forward through headings.
  • Shift + H to move backward through headings.
  • 1 to jump to the next level 1 heading (or any number between 1 and 6 for a heading of that level).
  • Shift + 1 to jump to the previous level 1 heading (or any number between 1 and 6 for a heading of that level).
  • INSERT + F6 to display a list of all headings.

For Opera users, the following keys apply:

  • S to move forward through headings.
  • W to move backward through headings.

Most of this site can also be navigated using the keyboard TAB and ARROW keys.

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please feel free to contact us, as we are continually striving to improve the MassMATCH experience for all visitors.