The Ministry of Education has enabled individuals with special needs to benefit from the diversified services via its e-Portal. Beneficiaries can communicate with the Ministry through instant conversation with the Technical Support Team by filling in the Contact Us form. They can submit their suggestions or communicate directly with officials via the Message to an Official service. The Ministry strives to communicate with all beneficiaries as promptly as possible.
Moreover, visitors may report any difficulties encountered by individuals with special needs using the Report a Content icon at the bottom of each page in the e-Portal.
Providing Accessibility for Individuals With Visual Impairment
Font Size
The e-Portal enables users to adjust the text's size by using the Font Size link on the toolbar at the top of the page. Visitors may pass the mouse cursor across the hyperlinks or the hypertexts on the page. They can be amplified or enlarged for increasing visibility and simplifying access to the required link.
Standard Colors
The e-Portal enables you to change its standard theme color using the links on the toolbar. This option may provide a joyful, convenient, and clear reading experience.
Auto Reader
At the top of each subject in the e-Portal, there is the "Automatic Reader" service and online text-to-speech reader. This service may help avoid download/upload of any software or payment of any fees. Visitors may select any text for auto-reading, which may help individuals with visual impairment or dyslexia.
Enabling access for people with mobility disabilities
Selecting the Active Links
The e-Portal provides the service of selecting/highlighting the active links by passing the mouse cursor on them and selecting them using the (Tab) key existing in your keyboard. Links will appear in a background color indicating their selection for helping individuals with kinesthetic disabilities or motor impairments who sustain tuned control difficulties. This service enables the e-Portal user to ensure they choose the appropriate link.
Reducing the Need for Navigation
The e-Portal provides the service of highlighting the active links by passing the mouse cursor on them and selecting them using the Tab key on your keyboard. Links will appear in a background color indicating their selection. This service will help individuals with kinesthetic disabilities or motor impairments who sustain difficulties of tuned control. This service enables the e-Portal user to ensure they choose the appropriate link.
Navigating the Links
The keyboard may be used without using the mouse. The following keys may be used instead of the mouse.
- • Tab
- navigating the links and illustrating the currently active link by changing its color.
- • Enter
- selecting the appropriate link.
- • Space
- scrolling down to the bottom of the page
- • Backspace
- returning to the previous page
- • Arrows Keys
- scrolling up and down within the page