Accessibility
The CSIR-CFTRI website is designed to meet the Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW 3.0) and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. Visitors with disabilities can use the website with assistive technologies such as screen readers and magnifiers.
- Skip to main content: the first link on every page. Press Tab once after the page loads to reach it.
- Text size: use the A−, A and A+ buttons at the top of the page to make text smaller, reset it, or make it larger.
- High contrast: use the contrast button at the top of the page to switch to light text on a dark background.
- Keyboard: every link, menu and control can be used with the keyboard (Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, Space and the arrow keys).
- Languages: choose English, हिन्दी (Hindi) or ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada) from the language menu at the top of the page.
Screen readers
The website works with screen readers such as NVDA, JAWS and the screen readers built into Windows, macOS, iOS and Android.
| Screen reader | Website | Free or commercial |
|---|---|---|
| Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) | www.nvaccess.org | Free |
| Narrator (Windows) | support.microsoft.com | Free, built in |
| VoiceOver (macOS, iOS) | support.apple.com | Free, built in |
| TalkBack (Android) | support.google.com | Free, built in |
| JAWS | www.freedomscientific.com | Commercial |
| SuperNova | yourdolphin.com | Commercial |
Viewing documents
Documents on this website are mostly in Portable Document Format (PDF), with some Word and Excel files. Every document link shows the file format and size. To view them you need the software listed below; modern web browsers open PDF files without any extra software.
| Document type | Free software |
|---|---|
| PDF files | Any modern web browser, or Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Word, Excel and PowerPoint files | LibreOffice, or Microsoft Office on the web |
Need more help?
If you cannot access any content, or need a document in another format, please contact us. We will try to provide the information in a format you can use.