CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head id="Head">      <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-77698819-4"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-77698819-4', { 'cookieFlags': 'secure;samesite=lax;domain=', 'cookie_flags':'secure;samesite=lax;domain=' }); </script> <title> Accessibility Certification </title><meta id="MetaKeywords" name="KEYWORDS" content=",DotNetNuke,DNN" /><meta id="MetaGenerator" name="GENERATOR" content="DotNetNuke " /><meta id="MetaRobots" name="ROBOTS" content="INDEX, FOLLOW" /><link href="/Resources/Shared/stylesheets/dnndefault/7.0.0/default.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><link href="/Portals/_default/admin.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><link href="/Portals/_default/ie.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><link href="/DesktopModules/HTML/module.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><link href="/Resources/Search/SearchSkinObjectPreview.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><link href="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara/skin.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><link href="/Portals/13/portal.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><link href="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara/DDRMenu/TWMenu/TWMenu.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><link href="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara/DDRMenu/TwMobMenu/TWMobMenu.css?cdv=630" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/><script src="/Resources/libraries/jQuery/03_02_01/jquery.js?cdv=630" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="/Resources/libraries/jQuery-Migrate/03_00_00/jquery-migrate.js?cdv=630" type="text/javascript"></script><link rel='SHORTCUT ICON' href='/Portals/13/favicon.ico?ver=2017-02-13-093022-320' type='image/x-icon' /> <script type="text/javascript"> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-77698819-4', 'auto', {'legacyCookieDomain': 'cdss.ca.gov'}); var dimensionName = localStorage.getItem('Analytics.Page.PageVariantDimension'); if (dimensionName != undefined && dimensionName != '') { ga('set', dimensionName, 'Default'); } ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <script async type='text/javascript' src='https://dnnapi.com/analytics/js/2034024.js'></script><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0" /><meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="True" /><meta name="MobileOptimized" content="320" /><meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" /></head> <body id="Body"> <form method="post" action="/accessibility-certification" id="Form" enctype="multipart/form-data"> <div class="aspNetHidden"> <input type="hidden" name="__EVENTTARGET" id="__EVENTTARGET" value="" /> <input type="hidden" name="__EVENTARGUMENT" id="__EVENTARGUMENT" value="" /> <input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATE" id="__VIEWSTATE" value="3+gxshseB95Ff4dywogpeUGP0F6+4aFgRybq23LxLLbwMAaMS6+iQ9oir2eDAlqjl+DymliNaflmfEMG4ILngP6LXmckOg36nAwt+6yZvO1sbQvdmr65hM+p1S8oKI0vmW0P+of9ErAWI6A3j3/Qln3h7aYmJ9HUQvHiFmwd4cU3I2qOUKJc28VM3FhFSNyNYpAy0fdz8t46uYOHGFiKv17hmzE=" /> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var theForm = document.forms['Form']; if (!theForm) { theForm = document.Form; } function __doPostBack(eventTarget, eventArgument) { if (!theForm.onsubmit || (theForm.onsubmit() != false)) { theForm.__EVENTTARGET.value = eventTarget; theForm.__EVENTARGUMENT.value = eventArgument; theForm.submit(); } } //]]> </script> <script src="/WebResource.axd?d=pynGkmcFUV3fQzrK2dTK3WwiXOzxVPFVPUUn9g6MbvwrJ7co4JGR6nLZ_Ww1&t=638610619965203766" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/ScriptResource.axd?d=NJmAwtEo3Iq9sza8Yh-wYj84KB064odEIsyWotIBTqhdRTLgBjk0MdcMHt_hAjj75kfFlSZhfDTPvKe5OxlFjFOh-3CUA27pZEhOG_A7SfWqKv9E9M8a2TFck5Ip3h8jWs-g7g2&t=ffffffffb201fd3f" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/ScriptResource.axd?d=dwY9oWetJoLCM3QDMajnyjJK6qn5KeH8Ye7WLUIB9wVec8RdzaraOgnlNH8LhkFeSQCgJCaFF0nKm2NYRJgMsxeRkN6D4bOw5VUl417dzBxQ1frbVkEUpXIPDQl6kXPVfDDeQVPYe5ExexoK0&t=ffffffffb201fd3f" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class="aspNetHidden"> <input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATEGENERATOR" id="__VIEWSTATEGENERATOR" value="CA0B0334" /> <input type="hidden" name="__VIEWSTATEENCRYPTED" id="__VIEWSTATEENCRYPTED" value="" /> <input type="hidden" name="__EVENTVALIDATION" id="__EVENTVALIDATION" value="UI0zH9ma8JvmDfqetlv0l53QB4Z1Gi79zeVSsb2Ggv7s2X4+RAUUZmExvt/+i4NIK1SpBCDgNeu9ncnB0WYanxDLZxHg0LeuibJozojxg6i43zZTCXUyRjTt5JWagQD1/qRToc29hlbMK1Z3wwtjCpNuDro=" /> </div><script src="/js/dnn.js?cdv=630" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="/Resources/Shared/Scripts/jquery/jquery.hoverIntent.min.js?cdv=630" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="/js/dnncore.js?cdv=630" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="/Resources/Search/SearchSkinObjectPreview.js?cdv=630" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="/js/dnn.servicesframework.js?cdv=630" type="text/javascript"></script><script src="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara/DDRMenu/TWMenu/TWMenu.js?cdv=630" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ Sys.WebForms.PageRequestManager._initialize('ScriptManager', 'Form', [], [], [], 90, ''); //]]> </script> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1">      <html class="no-js" lang="en">     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.0.0-beta3/css/all.min.css">  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara//css/cagov.core.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara//css/colorscheme-santabarbara.css">  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara//css/custom.css">    <script src="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara//js/libs/modernizr-2.0.6.min.js"></script>     <div class="primaryNoRib colOne"> <header role="banner" id="header" class="global-header">   <div class="branding"> <div class="skip-to-content"> <a style="background-color: white" href="/accessibility">Accessibility help</a> | <a style="background-color: white" href="#main-content">Skip to Content</a> </div> <div class="header-cagov-logo"><a href="http://www.ca.gov/"><img src="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara/images/template2014/header-ca.gov.png" alt="CA.gov" /></a></div> <div class="header-organization-banner"> <a id="dnn_dnnLOGOd_hypLogo" title="CDSS Public Site" href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/"><img id="dnn_dnnLOGOd_imgLogo" src="/Portals/13/cdss-logo.png?ver=2016-05-25-084027-000" alt="CDSS Public Site" /></a> <span class="header-text hidden-xs hidden-sm">Department of Social Services</span> <span class="header-text hidden-lg hidden-md">Social Services</span> </div> </div>      <div class="mobile-controls"> <span class="mobile-control cagov-logo"><span class="ca-gov-icon-logo" aria-hidden="false"></span></span> <span class="mobile-control toggle-menu"><span class="ca-gov-icon-menu" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="sr-only">Menu</span></span> <span class="mobile-control-group mobile-header-icons"> <span class="mobile-control contact-link"><span class="ca-gov-icon-chat" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="sr-only">Contact</span></span>  </span> <span class="mobile-control toggle-search"><span class="ca-gov-icon-search" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="sr-only">Search</span></span> <span class="mobile-control-group mobile-menu-icons">  </span> </div> <div class="navigation-search"> <div id="head-search" class="ca-search-container SearchPane"> <span id="dnn_dnnSEARCH_ClassicSearch"> <span class="searchInputContainer" data-moreresults="See More Results" data-noresult="No Results Found"> <input name="dnn$dnnSEARCH$txtSearch" type="text" maxlength="255" size="20" id="dnn_dnnSEARCH_txtSearch" class="NormalTextBox" title="Enter Text to Search for" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Search..." /> <a class="dnnSearchBoxClearText" title="Clear search text"></a> </span> <a id="dnn_dnnSEARCH_cmdSearch" class="SearchInput" href="javascript:__doPostBack('dnn$dnnSEARCH$cmdSearch','')"> </a> </span> <script type="text/javascript"> $(function() { if (typeof dnn != "undefined" && typeof dnn.searchSkinObject != "undefined") { var searchSkinObject = new dnn.searchSkinObject({ delayTriggerAutoSearch : 400, minCharRequiredTriggerAutoSearch : 2, searchType: 'S', enableWildSearch: true, cultureCode: 'en-US', portalId: -1 } ); searchSkinObject.init(); // attach classic search var siteBtn = $('#dnn_dnnSEARCH_SiteRadioButton'); var webBtn = $('#dnn_dnnSEARCH_WebRadioButton'); var clickHandler = function() { if (siteBtn.is(':checked')) searchSkinObject.settings.searchType = 'S'; else searchSkinObject.settings.searchType = 'W'; }; siteBtn.on('change', clickHandler); webBtn.on('change', clickHandler); } }); </script> </div>  <form> <span id="language_widget" hidden> <i class="fas fa-globe"></i> <select id="language_select" onchange="location = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;"> </select> </span> </form> <script> // Support javascript for Language Widget //console.log("At the top of the language translate widget"); var _language_run_once = false; // prevent running more than once // shorthand for ready, executes when page is fully loaded $(function() { // Extensions and associated languages // NOTE: English must be the first language! const languages = [ { extension:"", name:"English"}, { extension:"-zh", name:"中文"}, { extension:"-es", name:"Español"}, { extension:"-ko", name:"한국어"}, { extension:"-tl", name:"Tagalog"}, { extension:"-vi", name:"Tiếng Việt"} ]; function check_language(link_url, language_extension, language_name, page_language) { //console.log("check_language " + language_name); // prevent success callback from running multiple times var run_success = false; $.ajax({ url:link_url, type:'HEAD', async:true, success: function() { //console.log("success finding: " + link_url); // don't run more than once if (!run_success) { // set to true to prevent running multiple times run_success = true; // create the option, and set it as selected if the language is the same as the page language //console.log("adding to list"); $('#language_select').append( new Option(language_name, link_url+args, false, (language_name == page_language) )); // show widget when there's a non-English page available if (language_extension != "") { //console.log("making widget visible"); $("#language_widget").show(); } } } }); } // prevent the initialization code from running multiple times if (_language_run_once != true) { //console.log("setting _language_run_once to false"); _language_run_once = true; // the current website var url = window.location.href; // Need to remove any query string/hash/slash on the end of the url // so the language check will work // look for a query string delimiter var at = url.indexOf("?"); // if none, look for a hash if (at==-1) { at = url.indexOf("#") } // move the args out of the URL var args = "" if (at > -1) { args = url.slice(at); url = url.substring(0,at) } // ends with slash? if (url.endsWith("/")) { // move the slash to the args args = "/" + args url = url.substring(0, url.length-1) } // set the URL to lower case url = url.toLowerCase(); //console.log("cleaned url is " + url ); //console.log("args are " + args ); // only show widget on the CDSS main site if (url.includes("https://cdss.ca.gov")) { // if no extension is found, the language is English var page_language = languages[0].name // if the URL ends with an extension, remove it for (let i = 0; i < languages.length; i++) { // get a language extension let extension = languages[i].extension; // does the URL end with the extension (excluding blank extensions) if (extension != "" && url.endsWith(extension)) { // remove the extension and exit the loop url = url.substr(0, url.length-(extension.length)); // save the page language page_language = languages[i].name // exit the loop, because an extension was found break; } } // Check to see if the translated version of the page exists for (let i = 0; i < languages.length; i++) { check_language(url+languages[i].extension, languages[i].extension, languages[i].name, page_language, args); } } } }); //console.log("At the end of the language translate widget"); </script> <div id="translate-box"> <div id="google_translate_element"></div> <a href="/Translation-Disclaimer" title="Google Translate Disclaimer">Disclaimer</a> </div>  <nav id="navigation" class="main-navigation single off-canvas auto-highlight"> <div class="NavPane clearfix hidden-xs"><a class="twHomeLink hidden-xs" href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/"><div><div><span aria-hidden="true" class="ca-gov-icon-home"></span><span class="sr-only">Home</span></div></div></a> <div id="dnnMenu"> <ul class="rootMenu"> <li class="home-link item"></li> <li class="item first"> <a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services" target=""><strong>Benefits & Services</strong></a> </li> <li class="item"> <a href="http://cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/guides" target=""><strong>Information & Resources</strong></a> </li> <li class="item"> <a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/complaints" target=""><strong>Reporting</strong></a> </li> <li class="item"> <a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/data-portal1" target=""><strong>Data Portal</strong></a> </li> <li class="item last"> <a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/careers" target=""><strong>Careers With CDSS</strong></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="MobileNav visible-xs"><a class="twMobHomeLink visible-xs" href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/"><div><div><span aria-hidden="true" class="ca-gov-icon-home" id="nav_home_container2"></span><span class="sr-only">Home</span></div></div></a> <div class="collapseaa" id="CollapseMenuMob"> <ul> <li class="home-link item MobileHomeLink"></li> <li class="menuItem first"> <a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/benefits-services" target="" > Benefits & Services </a> </li> <li class="menuItem"> <a href="http://cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/guides" target="" > Information & Resources </a> </li> <li class="menuItem"> <a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/complaints" target="" > Reporting </a> </li> <li class="menuItem"> <a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/data-portal1" target="" > Data Portal </a> </li> <li class="menuItem last"> <a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/careers" target="" > Careers With CDSS </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div class="header-decoration"></div> </header> <div id="main-content" class="main-content"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="main-primary"> <div class="BreadcrumbPane"> <span id="dnn_dnnBREADCRUMB_lblBreadCrumb" itemprop="breadcrumb" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/breadcrumb"><span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"><span itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem"><a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/accessibility-certification" class="Breadcrumb" itemprop="item"><span itemprop="name">Accessibility Certification</span></a><meta itemprop="position" content="1" /></span></span></span></div> <div id="dnn_ContentPane" class="ContentPane NoPaneBorder"><div class="DnnModule DnnModule-DNN_HTML DnnModule-12652 DnnVersionableControl"><a name="12652"></a><div id="dnn_ctr12652_ContentPane" class="NoTitlePaddingContentPane"><div id="dnn_ctr12652_ModuleContent" class="DNNModuleContent ModDNNHTMLC"> <div id="dnn_ctr12652_HtmlModule_lblContent"><style type="text/css">.column { float: left; width: 50%; } /* Clear floats after the columns */ .row:after { content: ""; display: table; clear: both; } </style> <div> <h1>Accessibility Certification</h1> <p>We strive to provide a website that is easy to use and understand. Our goal is to provide a good web experience for all visitors. </p> <h2 id="Website-Accessibility-Certification">Website Accessibility Certification</h2> <dl> <dt>Agency</dt> <dd style="margin-left: 10px;">California Department of Social Services</dd> <dt>Certification Date</dt> <dd style="margin-left: 10px;">July 1, 2023</dd> <dt>Contact</dt> <dd style="margin-left: 10px;"><a href="mailto:PIAR@dss.ca.gov?subject=Website%20or%20Document%20Accessibility%20Questions">PIAR</a></dd> </dl> <p>As of July 1, 2023 the California Department of Social Services certifies their site to be compliant with California Government Code Sections 7405 and 11135, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, or a subsequent version: <a href="/Portals/13/certification/CDSS-Web-Accessibility-Cert-2023.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>Web Accessibility Certification Document</strong></a> </p> <p>If you have difficulty accessing any material on this website, please contact the <a href="piar@dss.ca.gov?subject=Website%20or%20Document%20Accessibility%20Questions">piar@dss.ca.gov</a> or (916) 651-8848 and provide the URL (web address) or other relevant information on the material you would like to access and your preferred format for accessing the information. We will work with you to make the information available. </p> </div></div> </div></div> </div></div> </div> </div> </div>  <footer id="footer" class="global-footer"> <div style="padding-bottom: 10px; color: white;"> <a href="#head-search">Back to Top</a>&emsp; <a href="/Accessibility">Accessibility</a>&emsp; <a href="/accessibility-certification">Accessibility Certification</a>&emsp; <a href="/Conditions-of-Use">Conditions of Use</a>&emsp; <a href="/Contact-Us">Contact Us</a>&emsp; <a href="/Tips-for-Using-Adobe-PDF-Files">Get Free Reader</a>&emsp; <a href="/Notice-on-Collection">Notice on Collection</a>&emsp; <a href="/Privacy-Policy">Privacy Policy</a>&emsp; </div>   <div class="copyright"> <span id="dnn_dnnCOPYRIGHT_lblCopyright" class="Copyright">Copyright © 2024 State of California</span> </div> <div class="LoginPane"> </div> </footer>  <div class="decoration-last"> </div> </div><script src="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara//js/cagov.core.js"></script> <script src="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara//js/search.js "></script> <script src="/Portals/_default/Skins/CaGov-SantaBarbara//js/common.js "></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function googleTranslateElementInit() { new google.translate.TranslateElement({pageLanguage: 'en', gaTrack: true, gaId: 'UA-77698819-4'}, 'google_translate_element'); } </script><script type="text/javascript" src="//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit"></script> <input name="ScrollTop" type="hidden" id="ScrollTop" /> <input name="__dnnVariable" type="hidden" id="__dnnVariable" autocomplete="off" value="`{`trackLinks`:`false`,`__scdoff`:`1`,`sf_siteRoot`:`/`,`sf_tabId`:`4258`,`evoq_TabId`:`4258`,`evoq_PageLanguage`:`en-US`,`evoq_ContentItemId`:`-1`,`evoq_UrlReferrer`:``,`evoq_UrlPath`:`http%3a%2f%2fwww.cdss.ca.gov%2faccessibility-certification`,`evoq_UrlQuery`:`%3fTabId%3d4258%26language%3den-US`,`evoq_ContentItemReferrer`:`-1`,`evoq_PersonalizedUrlReferrer`:`-1`,`evoq_DisableAnalytics`:`False`}" /> <input name="__RequestVerificationToken" type="hidden" value="0cMUT57pj7ro6U_T63_wMzU6Cr38gVKmPgieQreB8Hms933XO2A1iqaCtjTO4n9InUqTQA2" /> </form>  </body> </html>