Accessibility policy
I am committed to ensuring that this Web site is accessible to as many people as possible. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please contact me, as I am continually striving to improve the experience for everyone who visits.
The following accessibility features may aid your use of this site.
‘Skip to’ links
There are two ‘skip to content’ links as the first items on each page. If you’re using a keyboard this enables you to bypass the main navigation and skip to the main content or the secondary content.
Use your keyboard’s Tab key to cycle through page elements and press the Return key to execute a link.
The ‘skip to’ and ‘top of the page’ links do not work in all browsers or devices.
Navigation links
Additional navigation links are available to selected pages in the following browsers.
Opera
The links are available in the Navigation Toolbar. To show the Navigation Toolbar go to View > Toolbars > Navigation Bar.
Mozilla
The links are available in the Site Navigation Bar. To show the Site Navigation Bar go to View > Show/Hide > Site Navigation Bar then select either Show Only As Needed or Show Always.
Lynx
The links appear at the top of the page preceded with a # symbol.
Headings
If you’re using a screen reader you can navigate headings using following keystrokes:
- Press INSERT + F6 for a list of all headings.
- Press H to cycle forwards through the headings.
- Press Shift + H to cycle backwards through the headings.
If you’re using Opera you can use the following keys to navigate headings:
- Press S to cycle forwards through the headings.
- Press W to cycle backwards through the headings.
Text size
You may find it easier to read this site with a larger or smaller text size. Adjusting the text size is simple to do.
In most browsers you can select View from the toolbar at the top of the screen. Then click on Text Size (Zoom in Opera) for the option of different sizes. The text will stay at whatever size you choose until you change it again.
If you have a wheel mouse:
- Press Ctrl and rotate your mouse wheel up to increase text size.
- Press Ctrl and rotate your mouse wheel down to decrease text size.
If you’re using Firefox, Netscape or Opera:
- Press Ctrl and the + (plus) key to increase text size.
- Press Ctrl and the – (minus) key to decrease text size.
- Press Ctrl and the 0 (zero) to return the text size to normal.
Acronyms & Abbreviations
I have tried to keep this site as jargon-free as possible, but inevitably a few acronyms and abbreviations have crept in. Unexpanded acronyms and abbreviations are signified by a dotted underline. Hovering your mouse over will reveal its expansion.
The following is a list of the acronyms and abbreviations used on this site.
- BSI
- British Standards Institution
- CSS
- Cascading Style Sheets
- DDA
- Disability Discrimination Act
- DRC
- Disability Rights Commission
- HTML
- HyperText Markup Language
- PAS
- Publicly Available Specification
- PDA
- Personal Digital Assistant
- UK
- United Kingdom
- URL
- Unified Resource Locator
- W3C
- World Wide Web Consortium
- WAI
- Web Accessibility Initiative
- WCAG
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- XHTML
- Extensible HyperText Markup Language
External resources
Here are a few resources you may find useful.
Keyboard shortcuts in Firefox, Opera & Internet Explorer