Accessibility
Capitol Complex Access
The Capitol Complex (pdf) 
, by statute, includes the Capitol, Historic Capitol, Senate Office Building, House Office Building, Knott Building, Pepper Building, Holland Building, and the curtilage of each. Please contact Department of Management Services (DMS) for information regarding public access to the Capitol Complex.
The Florida Senate is committed to making sure all Floridians have access to the legislative process. Accommodations for people with a disability can be made by contacting the Senate Sergeant’s Office at 850-487-5224 or via SENATE.SERGEANT@flsenate.gov for assistance. When possible, please contact the Sergeant’s Office in advance of scheduled meetings to request accommodations. The Senate will make every effort to fulfill requests for reasonable accommodations in a timely manner.
Documents in Alternate Formats
Senate documents are available in alternate formats upon request by a person with a disability. Please contact the Senate Secretary’s Office at 850-487-5270 for assistance.
On-Site Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Assistive listening devices are available upon request in the Senate Services Center, Room 301 Capitol. Additional information may be found on the Legislature’s website, Online Sunshine .
Please contact the Senate Sergeant’s Office at 850-487-5224 or via SENATE.SERGEANT@flsenate.gov for assistance.
Requests for a sign language interpreter should be made 48 hours in advance, when possible.
Content on Our Site
The Florida Senate is committed to providing access to all individuals, with or without disabilities, seeking information on its website, Flsenate.gov. To provide this information, the site is built to comply with Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act (as amended), Florida Statute Chapter 282 and Florida Administrative Code (FAC) Rule: 60-8.002 . W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 were followed to ensure our information is accessible.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader, eye tracking device, voice recognition software, etc.) and have difficulties accessing information on Flsenate.gov, please contact us and provide the URL (web address) of the material you tried to access, the problem you experienced, and your contact information.
External Linking Policy
Flsenate.gov contains hyperlinks to information created and maintained by other public organizations. Such links should not be construed as an endorsement but as a source of information. These links are indicated with an external link icon and will open within the current browser window.
PDF Documents
These documents will open in a new browser window. Close the window when you are finished to return to Flsenate.gov.
Video Closed Captioning
The Florida Legislature contracts with The Florida Channel to provide closed captioning of legislative proceedings. If captions are not functioning properly, or you have any other questions regarding closed captioning, please contact:
Aimee Coleman – The Florida Channel
Phone: (850) 645-9030
Fax: (850) 488-4876
E-mail: tfc-captions@fsu.edu
Browser and Device Support
This site was built using HTML5 and CSS3. We use JQuery JavaScript to enhance the visual user experience however the site still provides full access to information when JavaScript is not enabled. Our site was designed to work on the following desktop browsers and Apple, Android and Microsoft devices (e.g., tablets and smartphones):
- Edge
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Opera
Plug-Ins
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Much of Flsenate.gov content is provided in a PDF format and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in to view.
WinZip
In some cases we compress files into a .ZIP format. These files need a utility to uncompress the files so they can be viewed.