THE MEDICINE MUSEUM

General

Our company strives to deliver the best user experience on our website for the general public, including people with disabilities. We have invested extensive efforts to enable, facilitate and optimize the use of the website, with an emphasis on the needs of this public. The accessibility adjustments on our website were made in accordance with section 35 of the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities (Service Accessibility Adjustments) Regulations, 5773-2013, in accordance with the provisions of the Israel Standard 5568 based on the WCAG 2.0 level AA guidelines and subject to the changes and modifications made in the Israel standard document. Accessibility compatibility, including the use of assistive technologies such as screen readers (NVDA), was tested on leading browsers such as the latest versions of Firefox and Chrome.

Efforts to make our website accessible

• Links at the beginning of the page that allow users to skip to content
• Textual descriptions for images and icons for assistive technologies
• Stop and start buttons for galleries
• Implementing the ARIA rules for optimal and accurate interpretation of the website’s content
• Improving accessibility of menus, forms, heading hierarchy, tabs, pop-ups and more

Use the Tab key to navigate the website with the keyboard. Each press will take you to the next link. Pressing Shift + Tab will take you back to the previous link. You can change the font size with the keyboard: To increase the font, press the Ctrl and + keys. To decrease the font, press the Ctrl and – keys.

Accessibility possibilities on the menu

• Keyboard navigation makes it possible to navigate without a mouse Modifications to adapt the website for users with screen readers such as NVDA and Jaws
• Adjusting the font size (5 different sizes available)
• Blocking animation and any moving component on the website
• Adjusting contrast - making it easier to view shades of black and white and color contrasts
• Adapting the website for people who are colorblind
• Making the font more legible
• Increasing the size of the cursor and changing its color to black or white
• Increasing the size of the display to 200%
• Highlighting links on the website
• Highlighting headings on the website
• Including alternative descriptions for pictures

Accessibility Arrangements at the Organization 

Details of physical accessibility arrangements at offices, parking lots, and properties:

• Handicapped parking
• Methods of access
• Entrances
• Waiting areas
• Reception / service / information counters
• Accessible restrooms
• Elevators
• Visually impaired people may enter with a seeing-eye dog and bring their own guide
• Alternative contact methods that do not require a telephone (email, fax, SMS, chat)
• Training staff to provide accessible service
• Accessible service protocol: assistance filling out forms, exemption from waiting in lines

Encountered a problem? Tell us about it!

We try to maintain our website to the highest possible standards. If you encounter difficulties browsing the website, don’t hesitate to report them by emailing Anat.asportas@gmail.com.
We will investigate the problem and get back to you as soon as possible with details about how we are addressing it.

Accessibility Coordinator

Anat Asportas

Email: Anat.asportas@gmail.com

Phone Number: 052-5433941

Statement revision date

The Accessibility Statement was last updated on