PHMSA - Accessibility

Accessibility

Here at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), we recognize that a disability is more than just being visually impaired. There are many types of disabilities that can affect access to and functional use of electronic information systems including:

Vision (both limited and blindness)
Hearing (both limited and deafness)
Movement
Cognition/Comprehension

PHMSA is committed to making the electronic technologies we deploy accessible to individuals with disabilities. We incorporate accessibility (Section 508) compliance testing in the design, development, and maintenance of our website. Our work on accessible design is continuous, and we welcome feedback on improving the accessibility features of our site.

Review the DOT Section 508 Policy, the DOT Access to Electronic and Information Technology Policy, and the Harassment Policy for more information.

Viewer Plug-In Downloads

Certain areas of the PHMSA public site may require the use of a viewer or plug-in. The following are links to viewer plug-in resources. PHMSA provides these links for the information and convenience of the public. This does not constitute endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by DOT.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Microsoft Word viewer - Word 2003

Microsoft Excel viewer - Excel 97/2000

Microsoft PowerPoint viewer - PowerPoint 2003

Known Issues

The following are notes specific to this website and include information about areas where the site has known issues, status of a resolution, and further information.

Some potentially inaccessible PDFs are included in the site. Wherever possible, these have been converted to an accessible format which contains a link to the original PDF. Newsletters formatted in columns are an example of a PDF that is not typically accessible.
Certain graphics containing a large amount of information do not have alternative text fully reflecting contents. A link for more information is provided.
When using the browser settings to increase font size, the header graphic may contain excess white space and some title bars look stretched. All information is available, so the page is considered 508 compliant. If you have any difficulties related to this problem, please contact us for further assistance.