Extension Accessibility Statement
The Mississippi State University Extension Service is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
Our Efforts to Support Accessibility
We take the following measures to ensure accessibility:
- Provide HTML for all new content.
- Provide alternative text descriptions for images, charts, and graphs.
- Use heading structure for navigating through content.
- Post only PDFs that pass Adobe Acrobat’s accessibility checker.
Current Accessibility Standard of the Site
WCAG 2.0 level AA
Current Content Conformance Status
Partially conformant: some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Known Accessibility Issues
Despite our best efforts, users may experience some issues. This is a description of known accessibility issues. Please contact us if you observe an issue that is not listed.
PDFs: We are in the process of removing inaccessible PDFs and currently loading only accessible PDFs.
Images: Some images may not have alternative text.
Videos: Some videos may not have closed captions.
Multiple links: Some pages have multiple links to the same location.
Color contrast: Some pages may have color contrast issues.
Assessment Methods
We assess the accessibility of this site using Siteimprove and internal monitoring.
Feedback and Formal Complaints
The Mississippi State University Extension Service is working to ensure all web content is accessible to all users. If you need assistance accessing any of our content or want to provide feedback regarding the site’s accessibility, please email webteam@ext.msstate.edu, call 662-325-2262, or complete the form below.
Publications
News
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STONEVILLE, Miss. -- After harvest each year, university research and Extension entomologists from across the Cotton Belt states collect and submit data regarding cotton crop losses from insects.
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