{"id":19096,"date":"2022-09-27T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/?p=19096"},"modified":"2023-08-16T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:03:00","slug":"digital-accessibility-makes-the-news-in-hidalgo-county-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/news\/digital-accessibility-makes-the-news-in-hidalgo-county-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Accessibility Makes News in Hidalgo County"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19096\" class=\"elementor elementor-19096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdaace4 elementor-section-content-top disable-default elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdaace4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43f47aa\" data-id=\"43f47aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c5249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4c5249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">Hidalgo County, located in South Texas, caught the attention of local media with the addition of Recite Me <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/assistive-toolbar\/\">language and accessibility tools<\/a>\u00a0to the Hidalgo County government website.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">At a press conference led by Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez, county officials shared their excitement in offering a more inclusive online experience, enabling website visitors of all abilities, including people with visual impairments, to access the website barrier-free.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">Texas Workforce Commission business relations coordinator, Vanessa Vera, emphasized the importance of an inclusive website.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\"><span style=\"font-family: Lexend, sans-serif;font-weight: 300;letter-spacing: 0.3px\">\u201cIn Hidalgo County, we have over 200,000 individuals that have a disability. 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Individuals that have a visual impairment can make changes on contrast and colors and sizes of the font,&#8221; continued Vera.<\/p><p>The major advancement in digital accessibility comes after a series of meetings with people representing the community of persons with disabilities, many of whom speak a language other than English at home.<\/p><p>Community member Rodrigo Uresti was pleasantly surprised with the new addition to the Hidalgo County website.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19947 \" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Quote_2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Quote Icon\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" \/>\u00a0\u201cI started testing it out and playing around with it and I was amazed. Wow, it\u2019s definitely a lot easier than I had assumed and it\u2019s definitely a need for the people here in this region with disabilities,\u201d signed Uresti.<\/p><p>Another community member, Felicia Cuellar, stressed the importance of assistive technology when it comes to barriers to participation and opportunities.\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19947 \" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Quote_2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Quote Icon\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" \/>\u201cI am a hard-of-hearing individual. I can voice for myself, but I love that the caption was there, and the reader was there for me so that helped me and is allowing me to have more accessibility and opportunity here,\u201d signed Cuellar.<\/p><p>The Hidalgo County website is often used to broadcast important messages and vital information that must be accessible to everyone, especially in critical situations.\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-19947 \" src=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Quote_2-150x150.png\" alt=\"Quote Icon\" width=\"46\" height=\"46\" \/>\u201cWe have emergencies here all the time. We had a pandemic, we have hurricanes, we have flooding, we have other stuff. We wanted to make sure that we had developed the proper protocols to reach all the people,\u201d said Judge Richard Cortez.<\/p><p>Hidalgo County joins a growing list of government agencies throughout the United States offering Recite Me language and accessibility tools, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchessny.gov\/\">Dutchess County, NY<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cameroncountytx.gov\/\">Cameron County<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.state.nm.us\/\">Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State<\/a>.<\/p><p>To learn more about Recite Me technology, please <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/demo\/\">book a demo<\/a>. You can also try out our <a href=\"https:\/\/reciteme.com\/us\/product\/website-accessibility-checker\/\">free website accessibility checker<\/a> today.<\/p><p>See the full news story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.valleycentral.com\/news\/local-news\/hidalgo-county-adds-disability-access-tool-to-website\/\">https:\/\/www.valleycentral.com\/news\/local-news\/hidalgo-county-adds-disability-access-tool-to-website\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hidalgo County has launched a suite of digital accessibility and language tools to give its entire community access to vital 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