Website Accessibility Statement:
Okeechobee County's website is under continuous remediation to ensure accessibility for all visitors. We are committed to ensuring that all visitors and residents are able to access and use all of our programs, services, and activities. 

Third Party Website:
We may provide links to third-party websites independent from Okeechobee County BOCC. These links are provided as a convenience.

What are we doing:
To help us make the Okeechobee County, FL website a positive place for everyone, we utilize the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for our citizens and user friendlier for everyone.  

The guidelines have three levels of accessibility (A, AA and AAA).  Okeechobee County has selected Level AA as the target for the Okeechobee County, FL website.

What to do if you encounter a problem using our Website:  
Web accessibility concerns, or any other accessibility concerns, should be brought to the attention of the County Administrator's Office, 304 NW 2nd Street, Room 123, Okeechobee, FL 34972. Ph: 863-763-6441 or email: trowland@okeechobeecountyfl.gov. You will need to provide the following information in order for us to respond to the ADA request in a timely manner:

Please provide the following information:
Your name:
Your phone number:
Your email address:
The date and time you encountered a problem using our website:
The web page/web address on which the problem occurred:
What occurred/what were you unable to do:
Any error messages you received:

For information on the availability of assistance please contact Human Resources at (863) 763-6441.

We strive to ensure that our website will comply with the WCAG 2.0 AA guidelines, but recognize that alternatives to using the website should be available in the event that a user encounters a problem. 

Browser Accessibility Information:  Many popular browsers contain built-in accessibility tools.

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• Chrome Accessibility Information Opens a New Window.

Additional Plug-ins or Third-Party Applications:

Many pages contain documents that require third-party plug-ins or readers, including:

Adobe Acrobat PDF Files 

PDF format is used to preserve the content and layout of our hard copy publications. Publications in PDF can only be viewed and printed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher. You can download and get help using the Acrobat Reader at the Adobe Systems, Inc. site. The downloadable Acrobat Reader software is available at NO CHARGE from Adobe.

People using screen-reading devices generally are unable to read documents directly in PDF format unless they have an accessibility plug-in installed on their system along with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This plug-in is available at NO CHARGE from Adobe. Adobe also has online tools that will convert PDF files to HTML on request. To get the plug-in and latest news about Adobe's accessibility tools and services, visit the Adobe Downloads site.

Adobe Reader is required to view and print PDF documents that appear on this website.

• To download this program for free, visit the Adobe website Opens a New Window.

Adobe Flash is required to view certain videos that appear on this website.

• To read and access flash content using a screen reader, please visit the Adobe Flash Player Accessibility website Opens a New Window. which provides useful tools and resources.

PowerPoint files   

You can view our online publications that are in PPT format if you have any version of PowerPoint installed on your computer. For those who don't have the software, the Microsoft Corporation offers a FREE PowerPoint file viewer. You can download and get help using the PowerPoint viewer:  PowerPoint Viewer 2007 for PowerPoint Presentations

Microsoft offers FREE viewers for all of their Office applications. Please visit the Microsoft Viewers page and download the viewer that you require.

Printing: Every page of our website comes with a Print Style Sheet, which simply, means that every page has a level of mark up allowing you to print clear and accurate depictions of our website.  It's a "What You See Is What You Get" print area, preventing any confusion about any content listed on our site.