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We strive to adhere to the <a href="http://www.section508.gov/content/learn/standards/quick-reference-guide#1194.22" target="_blank">U.S. Section 508 Standards</a><span> of the Federal Rehabilitation Act, as well as meet the World Wide Web Consortium's </span><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/" target="_blank">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 Level AA</a><span>.</span> </p> <p> Our Mendeley team consists of developers and user-centered designers who conduct usability testing and accessibility assessments of navigation, flow, labels and consistency. We test Mendeley on a variety of devices and with assistive technology including JAWS screen reader, NVDA, keyboard-only and a variety of browser testing tools. </p> <p> For a detailed review of how Mendeley supports of each of the WCAG 2.0 and Section 508 criteria, please refer to our Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) document. </p> <p> <a href="https://static.mendeley.com/md-stitch/releases/live/mendeley.com_vpat-june_2020.d2044c44.pdf" target="_blank">Download the latest Mendeley VPAT here</a> </p> <h3><span>Some of the accessibility features of Mendeley include:</span></h3> <ul> <li>The user interface is well-structured and semantic HTML, CSS and JavaScript.</li> <li>Most primary functions in Mendeley are operable using keyboard only, with a logical tab order.</li> <li> Nearly all elements have a visible focus indicator that is the browser default. A few elements have been supplied with a custom border, color change, or underline. </li> <li> Mendeley uses structured headings and landmarks, allowing users of screen readers to navigate pages more quickly. </li> <li>JavaScript functionality is operable using keyboard friendly event handlers.</li> <li>Graphical elements such as images and icons are supplemented by HTML text attributes.</li> <li>User interface panes and page sections are identified by headings.</li> <li>Color coding is minimal and is supplemented by meaningful text.</li> <li>Mendeley uses separate CSS files and is also usable with CSS turned off.</li> <li>Most form elements are properly labelled via <label> tags or ARIA.</li> <li> Mendeley uses primarily standard HTML form elements such as checkboxes and radio buttons, which offer state information to assistive technology such as JAWS. </li> <li>Pages have unique and descriptive page titles to help orient users of screen readers.</li> <li>Pages and instructions do not rely on sensory characteristics.</li> <li>Nearly all text and background color combinations pass minimum color contrast requirements.</li> <li> All content and controls are compatible with screen enlargement software in addition to compatibility with built-in browser zoom functionality. </li> <li> Mendeley does not have features that interfere with standard API features of the OS including MSAA (Microsoft Active Accessibility). </li> <li>A skip to main content link is available for keyboard and screen reader users.</li> </ul> <h3><span>Our commitment to testing & improving accessibility</span></h3> <p> Mendeley takes a continuous improvement approach to web accessibility, testing new and existing pages for accessibility with each product release. We train our developers and create tools in house to improve accessibility compliance. </p> <h3><span>Elsevier & Accessibility</span></h3> <ul> <li> Read more about <a href="https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/accessibility" target="_blank" title="Accessibility Policy">Elsevier's Accessibility Policy</a> </li> <li> Use the Elsevier <a href="http://romeo.elsevier.com/accessibility_checklist/" target="_blank">Accessibility Checklist Tool</a><span> help test your organization's sites for compliance.</span> </li> </ul> <h3><span>Support</span></h3> <ul> <li> To report an accessibility issue with Mendeley or for questions about Mendeley accessibility, please contact Elsevier's accessibility support group at <a href="mailto:accessibility@elsevier.com">accessibility@elsevier.com</a><span>.</span> </li> <li> If you require electronic files for a student or staff member with a disability, you may use the <a href="http://www.accesstext.org/" target="_blank">Access Text Network</a><span> or the Elsevier </span><a href="http://elsevier6.custhelp.com/app/disability/p/8045" target="_blank">Disability Request Form</a><span> to request a file.</span> </li> <li> For general Customer Service support for Mendeley, please use the <a href="https://service.elsevier.com/app/home/supporthub/mendeley/" target="_blank">Mendeley general contact form/site</a>. </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>   <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://static.mendeley.com/md-stitch/releases/live/404.body.c71cd879.css"><link rel="stylesheet" href="https://static.mendeley.com/md-stitch/releases/live/common.body-footer.e9ff276c.css"><script type="module" src="https://static.mendeley.com/md-stitch/releases/live/common.body-footer.fdbb1598.js"></script><div id="md-weblet-stitch-footer" style="display:contents"></div><script type="module" defer="" src="https://static.mendeley.com/md-stitch/releases/live/common.body-footer.dff89483.js"></script>   <script defer="" src="https://assets.adobedtm.com/4a848ae9611a/aa520520f55b/launch-62fcbdf8991d.min.js" data-enable-onetrust="true"></script>   <script class="optanon-category-2" src="https://static.mendeley.com/lib-js-analytics/live/common-analytics.js" async></script>   <script type="module" src="https://static.mendeley.com/md-stitch/releases/live/adobe-analytics.4ec9e40b.js"></script><script type="module">window.onload=function(){if(window.pendo&&"function"==typeof window.pendo.initialize)try{const i={visitor:{},account:{}};if(pageData){if(i.visitor.id=window?.pendoVisitorId||pageDataTracker?.getVisitorId(),pageData?.visitor){const{userId:e,accessType:t,accountId:a,accountName:o}=pageData.visitor;i.visitor.webuserID=e,i.visitor.accessType=t,i.account.id=a,i.account.name=o}if(pageData?.page){const{name:e,productName:t,type:a,language:o,environment:n}=pageData.page;e&&t&&(i.visitor.pageName=`${t}:${e}`),i.visitor.pageType=a,i.visitor.pageProduct=t,i.visitor.pageLanguage=o,i.visitor.pageEnvironment=n}}i.visitor.id||(i.visitor.id=function(i=""){return`${i}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,9)}`}(i.visitor.pageName));const{id:e,pageName:t,pageProduct:a}=i.visitor;e&&t&&a?(pendo.initialize(i),_satellite.logger.log("pendo initialized with pageData.")):_satellite.logger.log("couldn't initialize pendo.")}catch(i){_satellite.logger.log("exception during pendo init. 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