National Transport Authority is committed to making this website accessible to the broadest possible audience, regardless of technology or physical capability. To this end, we are working constantly to improve the overall usability of the site, using many of the existing international standards for accessibility on the Internet as guidelines. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the use of this site, please email us at IT@nta.gov.ae

Accessibility features of the site

Images

• We have made it possible to use our site without having to view graphics or images.
• All images on our site, other than those that are purely decorative, have suitable alternative text (ALT) equivalents.

Text

• While we have used a clear legible font throughout the website, it is possible for users to change the text size by using the standard font-size controls in your browser.

Links

• The target of all links is clearly identified and links are written to make sense out of context.
• Links navigate to permanent pages whenever possible.

Forms and tables

• All form controls are appropriately and explicitly labeled and may be read without style sheets.
• All forms can be properly tabbed through without using a mouse.
• Form validation does not rely on client-side scripts.

Pop up Windows

• In visual browsers, a title attribute on links that open popup windows includes the phrase "opens in new window."
• Browsers with popup blockers should be able to access these external documents.

Programs

• This site provides links to software and programs to help in browsing the site and read the uploaded files and documents.

Visual design

• This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout.
• This site uses only relative font sizes, compatible with the user-specified 'text size' option in visual browsers.
• If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.

 

Accessibility references

You may also be interested in the following resources regarding web accessibility, and tools to help you improve your use of the site if you have a disability.

 

• W3 accessibility guidelines, which explains the reasons behind each guideline.
• W3 accessibility techniques, which explains how to implement each guideline.
• W3 accessibility checklist, a brief developer's guide to accessibility.
• U.S. Federal Government Section 508 accessibility guidelines.