We acknowledge that there is a tremendous diversity in communication methods, technologies and individual abilities of users within the online community. And we recognise that it is our responsibility to be as inclusive as possible: all visitors to our site are important.
This site has been developed following the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 1, published by an international standards organisation called W3C. We meet all of the elements from Level A and a selection from both Level AA and Level AAA.
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the guidelines include
- Using meaningful ALT text for all images to provide descriptive text
- Using descriptive hyperlink text
- Avoiding the use of frames, which are difficult for special browsers to interpret
- Provide navigational short cuts for users of text only browsers and page readers
- Using an easy-to-see web colour scheme
- Using an easy to read font type, size and colour.
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links to organisations directly linked accessibility issues
- www.abilitynet.org.uk
- The AbilityNet website has information, factsheets and step-by-step guides on approaches and technology to help with vision impairment.
- www.bcab.org.uk
- The British Computer Association of the Blind is a self-help group of visually impaired computer professionals and users. This website contains a lot of useful IT-related information.
- www.rnib.org.uk
- The Royal National Institute of the Blind website includes a wealth of information on all aspects of vision impairment, including computer access and other technologies
- www.rnid.org.uk
- Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID)