Accessibility Policy

The Office of Court Administration (OCA) is committed to making its websites accessible to all users. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate all users who utilize standards compliant web browsers as well as enabling software or assistive devices.

OCA websites meet the definition of generally accessible Internet site as defined in 1 Texas Administrative Code Section 206 - State Web Sites. To ensure that we comply with state and federal law, we review each new Web page or application for compliance with the Worldwide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). We also review previously existing Web pages and applications for accessibility when we make significant modifications to them. To verify the accessibility of the web site, we test the site using various tools such as, AIS Web Accessibility Toolbar, Mozilla Web Developer Extension Toolbar, Web Accessiblity Evaluation Tool (WAVE), and NonVisual Desktop Access Screen Reader (NVDA).

Accessibility of Third Party Sites

In an effort to communicate in a broad fashion, OCA may communicate material already available on an OCA website via a third party site such as Facebook and YouTube. Because OCA provides the same material in an accessible format on its website, OCA provides no guarantee that these third party sites are compliant with accessibility standards.

To Get Information in a Different Format

OCA welcomes comments on how to improve the site’s accessibility for users with disabilities. If you use assistive technology and the format of any material on our Web site interferes with your ability to access information, please contact the Office of Court Administration Web Accessibility Coordinator through the Contact TCO link at the bottom of this page , or contact us through Relay Texas. If you need to contact us via TDD equipment, dial 7-1-1 and ask the Relay Texas agent to call 512-463-1625. Relay Texas provides telephone-interpreting service between people who can hear and those who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind or speech-disabled.

With this information, we will be able to respond in a helpful way.

To Ask Us to Review Specific Content

You may also contact us if you would like to suggest that we review a specific Web page or application for compliance with WCAG. In that case, be sure to also let us know the nature of the trouble you are having with getting access to the content.

Additional information about accessibility programs in Texas is available from the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.