Accessibility Help
The KCI Web site has advanced accessibility features, which make it easy to use for most visitors, including those using screen readers and screen magnifying software.
The KCI Web site makes a concerted effort to meet Priority Level 2 of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) provides Web Content Accessibility guidelines to assist Web developers in creating accessible Web pages.
In order to help you navigate around the site easily when using a screen reader, please note the following points.
- This site uses CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for the page layout although some tables have been used within the site for data presentation.
- All our pages follow the same structure and layout for ease of use: Utility links such as Accessibility, Sitemap and Contact Us appear first followed by country/region information.
- This is followed by the Main Menu. Sub-menus appear in the left column underneath the main menu heading when you are within a particular section. The main content is always located in the middle column.
Skip navigation
The following skip navs allow users with screen readers to bypass repeated content.
- Skip to primary navigation
- Skip to stakeholder navigation
- Skip to search form
- Skip to main navigation
- Skip to page content
- Skip to footer navigation
Using this site
- How do I find my way around the site (including information for screen readers)?
- How do I change the text size in Internet Explorer?
- How do I change the text size in Firefox?
- How do I update my Web browser?
How do I find my way around the site (including information for screen readers)?
To help find your way around this Web site you will find a main menu at the top of each page. By using this menu you can go to various sections of the site. When you select a main menu option, a left navigation sub-menu will open underneath the main menu. If you are using a screen reader, the menu options appear as a list and the left navigation sub-menus appear as a nested, unordered list.
Screen readers
In order to help you navigate around the site easily when using a screen reader, please note the following points.
This site uses CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to create a page header that includes the main menu with a three-column layout underneath on all pages except the homepage and the search results pages. Some pages on the site may use tables for data display.
All our pages follow the same structure and layout:
- Accessibility Help, Sitemap, Contact, Active Country Information, Change Country, Active Language, Change Language
- A decorative corporate logo, Careers , Investor Relations, News & Media, Events, About KCI, Site Search
- Local telephone number for customer support
- Main Menu (Home, Conditions, Products, Clinical Evidence, Education & Training, For Patients, Customer Support)
- Sub-menu (List with sub-menus as a nested list)
- Content
- Important message for patients
- Legal Notice, Privacy Policy, Contact Us, News Feed
How do I change the text size in Internet Explorer?
You can quickly increase or decrease the size of text using the following keyboard shortcut commands:
- From any Microsoft Windows computer:
- Increase Text Size: press the “Ctrl” key and the “+“ key
- Decrease Text Size: press the “Ctrl” key and the “-“ key
- Restore Text Size: press the “Ctrl” key and the “0“ key
- From any Apple Macintosh computer:
- Increase Text Size: press the “Command” key and the “+“ key
- Decrease Text Size: press the “Command” key and the “-“ key
- Restore Text Size: press the “Command” key and the “0“ key
You can adjust the text size by editing your preferences to be reflected on all sites you visit. Please follow these steps:
- Select Tools (Alt+V)/Internet Options (O) on the main toolbar, then select General and choose the Accessibility (Alt+E) button.
- Check the box: Ignore font sizes specified in Web pages (Alt+Z).
- Choose OK (Press Enter twice).
How do I change the text size in Firefox?
You can quickly increase or decrease the size of text using the following keyboard shortcut commands:
From any Microsoft Windows computer:
- Increase Text Size: press the “Ctrl” key and the “+“ key
- Decrease Text Size: press the “Ctrl” key and the “-“ key
- Restore Text Size: press the “Ctrl” key and the “0“ key
From any Apple Macintosh computer:
- Increase Text Size: press the “Command” key and the “+“ key
- Decrease Text Size: press the “Command” key and the “-“ key
- Restore Text Size: press the “Command” key and the “0“ key
You can adjust the text size by editing your preferences to be reflected on all sites you visit. Please follow these steps:
- Select Tools (Alt+T)/Options (O) on the main toolbar then select the Content tab.
- In the Fonts & Colours section select the font style and font size preferences.
- Click the Advanced button deselect the “Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selection above” check box.
- Click OK (Press Enter).
How do I update my Web browser?
Most Web pages are best viewed by using recent versions of Internet browsers. If you are using an older browser version, you may have trouble viewing certain Web pages.
You can find out which version of your browser you are using by choosing 'Help' at the top of your browser and 'About (your browser)'.
Download the most recent version of Internet Explorer for free.
Download the most recent version of Firefox for free.
Getting help
If you have any difficulties using the Web site please let us know by outlining the nature of the problem and what you are using to access the Web page. Contact webmaster@kci1.com.