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Accessibility Statement

1-800-Volunteer.org strives to maximize the accessibility and usability of our website.

This site implements the W3C recommendations for the design of accessible web pages, which includes the use of text alternatives for images, "skip navigation" links to avoid repetitive lists of links, and access keys.


Access keys
1-800-Volunteer.org uses access keys to aid users who do not have the ability to use a pointing device, as well as making it faster for others to access important links.

To use this feature on the Windows Operating System, press ALT and an access key to access the link.

To use this feature on the Macintosh Operating System, press Control and an access key.

The keys used most often to navigate the 1-800-Volunteer.org pages are:

M - Login / My Account
R - Create Account
X - Logout
H - Help
N - English
P - Español
J - About
J - About 1-800-Volunteer.org
U - Contact Us
S - Subscribe
V - Support/Give
Q - Sponsors
V - My Volunteer Center
O - Points of Light Foundation
T - Terms of Use
Y - Privacy Policy
W - Contact Support
Z - Accessibility
K - Advanced Search

Our unique numbering system
In addition, we use a simple numbering system on the left hand sidebar that goes from 1-9 (to represent the main links) and A-E (to represent the sublinks).

For example, the About 1-800-Volunteer.org page has the following keys:

1 - Login / My Account
2 - Create Your Free Account
3 - Learn More About Volunteering
4 - About 1-800-Volunteer.org
A - For Volunteers
B - For Nonprofit Organizations
C - For Volunteer Centers
D - About Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network
5 - Find a Volunteer Center
6 - Find an Organization
7 - Awards and Resources
8 - Visit Our Newest Local Members

Please keep in mind that the left-hand sidebar links for Logout and Help do not use this numbering system. The corresponding keys are:

H - Help
X - Logout

Tips for making your PC more accessible

  • Making your e-mail text bigger
  • Making text bigger in your web browser
  • Slowing down the mouse
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Using StickyKeys
  • Jumping between open programs using Alt+Tab
  • Assistive technology

Notes for users of assistive technologies
1-800-Volunteer.org is interested in receiving feedback about how usable the website is for those who use alternative technologies such as JAWS. Please contact us with ideas or suggests on improving usability of the website at 1800support@PointsofLight.org.