Kennet and Beyond - Accessibility
To make this website as universally accessible as possible it has been designed to comply with:
The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative.
WebXact/Bobby - Priority 1 guidelines and, where possible, Priority 2 & 3.
W3C Valid XHTML.
W3C Valid CSS.
WCAG AccMonitor.
Wave.
The following features have also been implemented:
- A "Skip Navigation" menu on each page to enable visually and physically
handicapped users to skip to the main page content. - Re-sizeable text accessed through the Text Size buttons in the bottom menu bar. By selecting the + button the text enlarges and by selecting the - button the text size reduces. After you have resized the text select the "refresh" button on the browser to relayout the page to the new text size. Text can be reset to its default size by selecting the wording "Text Size".
- All images have text alternatives for users of text-only browsers.
- If javascript, images, CSS, sound and colour are disabled the site remains useable.
- Menus and page content can be "tabbed" through in logical order.
- The site is useable with a screen-reader, as well as without a mouse.
For further information about the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) visit http://www.disability.gov.uk. (Please note this link will open in a new window).
Browser Compatibility
This site has been designed and tested so as to be operable on the most recent versions of the following browsers:
Windows based PC's
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
Mac
- Safari
- Firefox
Whilst the site is compatible with the browsers listed above, there may be some visual differences. However, every effort has been made to reduce any disimilarities to a minimum.
Should you have difficulty accessing or using the site please contact us at:
