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Accessibility

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is committed to providing access to all individuals – with or without disabilities – seeking electronic information on NOAA websites. We build our websites to conform to the Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended), which requires that all individuals with disabilities (whether federal employees or members of the general public) have access to, and use of, information and data comparable to that provided to individuals without disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us.

NOAA's commitment to accessibility extends beyond our digital assets. The NOAA Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement and related documents outline activities including recruitment, education and engagement for all employees. In addition, as prescribed by the Architectural Barriers Act, NOAA consistently works to provide an adaptable and accessible workplace for employees and visitors. NOAA Civil Rights Office maintains information on NOAA's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) including information to file a discrimination complaint of any kind.

If you have trouble accessing electronic information

If you have difficulty accessing any information on this site please contact us. You can do this by emailing nesdis.goesr@noaa.gov with the following information:

  • URL (web address) of the material you tried to access
  • The problem you experienced
  • Your contact information

We'll get back to you as soon as we can, and attempt to provide the information you're seeking.

3rd-party plugins

Some content on this and other NOAA websites may require use of a 3rd-party plugin to view. Links to these plugins are listed below. Please note these are non-government sites and NOAA does not endorse these products nor is this a complete list of plugins you might encounter. They’re listed only for your convenience. Please direct questions about each tool to the respective vendor.

Download Adobe Readeroffsite link to view Portable Document Format (PDF) files

Download Word Vieweroffsite link to view Microsoft Word documents

Download Excel Vieweroffsite link to view Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

Download PowerPoint Vieweroffsite link to view Microsoft PowerPoint presentations

Use browsealoudoffsite link to listen to a web page