Is ms.gov Accessible with a Screen Reader? What Families at Carroll Montgomery Regional Should Know
If you use a screen reader to look up Mississippi state information related to someone at Carroll Montgomery Regional, ms.gov aims to be accessible. That said, results can vary once you click through to other sites. Here's what ms.gov says about accessibility, and how to handle common problems.
ms.gov states that Mississippi is committed to inclusion and universal access. In plain terms, they pledge to build and maintain web pages and services that work for people with all types of abilities.
The site also says its pages have been tested with popular screen readers. This is good news if you rely on assistive technology to find state information quickly. It signals the site is designed to work with screen readers, not just look good visually.
Accessibility issues can still pop up as pages change. ms.gov says it continually monitors its pages and makes modifications to remove obstacles. Fixes are meant to be ongoing, not a one-time effort.
A common frustration: you land on a page from ms.gov that suddenly becomes hard to use with a screen reader. One reason is that ms.gov links to many external websites it does not control. The ms.gov page you start on may be accessible, while a linked agency page, form, or vendor site may not be.
If Page Not Accessible
- ✓ If the problem is on a linked external website (not an ms.gov page), contact the organization responsible for that linked site about the accessibility or content issue.
If the barrier is on a page clearly part of ms.gov itself, reporting it can help. ms.gov says it monitors pages and makes modifications to remove obstacles. Sharing the specific problem you ran into puts it on the radar for review. Be as specific as possible: include the exact page URL and describe what your screen reader is doing there.
- Write down where it happened - Note the page title and whether you were still on ms.gov or you had clicked to another organization’s website.
- Reach out to the right owner - If it’s a linked external site, ms.gov’s direction is to contact the organization responsible for that linked site.
- Flag ms.gov-hosted obstacles - For issues on ms.gov pages, be as specific as you can, since ms.gov says it continually monitors and modifies pages to remove accessibility obstacles.
Note: ms.gov aims to keep its own pages accessible, but it links to outside websites it does not control. If an inaccessible page is an external link, contact the organization responsible for that site directly.
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