Accessibility
This is the accessibility statement for AbilityMagazine.org.uk. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at letters@abilitymagazine.co.uk.
Navigation
The main navigation elements on each page are assigned tab index keys.
Access keys have been assigned to the sites most important pages.
Access Keys used on this site
Our main navigation options have been assigned keyboard access keys.
| Section |
Access key |
| Skip to main content |
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| Home |
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| About |
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| Sitemap |
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| Search |
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| Subscribe |
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| Contact |
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| Feedback |
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| Accessibility |
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How to use access keys in your browser
| Browser |
What to do
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| Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER |
| Internet Explorer 4 (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Netscape 7 (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox, Mozilla (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox, Mozilla (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Safari and Omniweb (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Opera |
Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the accesskey |
Standards compliance
All pages on this site have been checked and approved by Shaw Trust Website Accessibility Accreditation Service http://www.shaw-trust.org.uk/home.
All pages on this site comply with level Double-A of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, including all Priority 1 and Priority 2 checkpoints defined in the Guidelines.
Headings and navigation menus
All pages on this site use structured semantic markup. HTML heading tags are used to convey document structure. H1 tags are used for main titles, H2 tags for subtitles etc. Navigation menus are marked up as HTML lists. This ensures that the number of links in the list is read out at the start and it can be skipped easily.
Links
Links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail.
Links are written to make sense out of context.
Images
All images used in this site include descriptive alt tag attributes.
Visual design
This site uses cascading style sheets for all visual layout. If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the use of structured semantic mark up ensures that the content of each page is still readable and clearly structured.
This site uses only relative font sizes. You can therefor change the font size to your preference using your browser settings.
We have taken care to ensure that the site's font and background colour combinations contrast significantly and are effective in ensuring information is still clear when viewed in different colour combinations.
Voice Activated Software
For site users browsing with Internet Explorer, the optimal version to use for voice activated software users is IE8.
Forms and fields
All forms fields follow a logical tab sequence to ensure easy navigation.
Most form fields also have 'label' and 'id' attributes to explicitly associate the form field with its label to allow for easy entry of data.
Javascript
The use of Javascript has been kept to an absolute minimum. Where it is used all pages and process remain accessible should Javascript be turned off.
Resources
Direct Gov's web site, further accessibility information for your web browser. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Hl1/Help/Accessibility/index.htm
Accessibility information from the BBC, further accessibility information for your web browser. http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/
W3 accessibility guidelines, which explains the reasons behind each guideline. http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility/
W3 accessibility techniques, which explains how to implement each guideline. http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10-TECHS/
W3 accessibility checklist, a busy developer's guide to accessibility. http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html