Accessibility Statement

Reviewed April 19, 2012

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is making every effort to ensure that the information available on our website is accessible to all.

If you use special adaptive equipment to access the Web and encounter problems when using our site, please let us know. Write to NIAMSinfo@mail.nih.gov and we will provide the information to you in an alternate format. It would be helpful if you could be as specific as possible when describing the information you seek.

If you prefer to call, free printed information is available by calling our toll-free number 877-226-4267 (877-22-NIAMS) or TTY 301-565-2966. You can also order small quantities of publications through our shopping cart at http://catalog.niams.nih.gov. (For bulk orders, please call. Some of our titles are available only online.)

For NIH employees who need assistance with accessibility issues, please contact the Equal Employment Opportunity officer in your Institute.

For NIAMS employees who need assistance with accessibility issues, please contact the Section 508 coordinator for NIAMS, Susan Bettendorf, at bettends@mail.nih.gov.

To learn more about the regulations governing the accessibility of federal electronic information products, visit the Section 508 page http://www.section508.gov/.

Thank you for visiting the NIAMS website.