Accessibility of the Abigail Witchalls Trust website [2]
Accessibility of the Abigail Witchalls Trust website [2]
This website has been designed to be accessible.
Access Keys For This Site
Most browsers support jumping to specific links by pressing 'access keys' defined on the web site. The access keys for this website are as follows, if you are using Microsoft Windows (on the Apple Mac, use 'Ctrl' instead of 'Alt'). Square brackets on the website act as a reminder about these keys, eg. '[1]' intends to remind you that 'Alt + 1' goes to the home page.
- 'Alt + S' - Skip navigation
- 'Alt + 1' - Home Page
- 'Alt + 2' - Main Section of each page
- 'Alt + 6' - Help
- 'Alt + 0' - Accessibility Statement
The access keys selected for this site are based on those prescribed by the UK government for their own websites.
Universal Design
Most modern buildings have a ramp, in addition to steps, to ensure they are universally accessible and nobody is needlessly excluded because of a disability. The same should be true of websites but instead of the ramp, various small design considerations are needed to ensure universal access. Some such considerations of this website allow you to:
- increase the text font size you use to view the page
- use access keys to navigate to key parts of the screen so you don't need the mouse
- skip the navigation and go right to the content (sometimes useful if you are using a screen reading device)
You can find out much more about website accessibity from a great website called www.diveintoaccessibility.org.
Validation and Accreditation
One aspect of accessibility concerns making sure the website code is correct. The code behind this website is valid XHTML 1.0 and uses a validated Cascading Style Sheet (version 2.0). The accessibility of this site has been verified through the use of the Bobby tool and gained a 'AAA' rating, as well as a regulation 508 rating. It is believed to also conforms to Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) standards at level 3 but there is currently no automated tool to test this.
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