Accessibility

We believe that online accessibility is critical to improving the reach of your web site and specialise in creating fully accessible web sites that conform to level Triple-A of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The Disability Discrimination Act 1999 states that websites should not discriminate against disabled people and measures should be in place to ensure content can be understood by all. Accessible websites are not just about meeting standards. They make it much easier for robots and spiders to find and understand site content, ensuring better search engine positions. This will attract more visitors to your site and increase the business it receives. Ther are several ways you can help provide greater accessibility for your website.

Image ALT tags, link titles and more
Websites should be constructed to adhere to strict guidelines regarding alternative text descriptions for images and links as well as using Cascading Style Sheets for site structure.

Translation
You can add a Translation Widget to all your websites pages and posts.

Keyboard Shortcuts (Access Keys)
Access Keys enable those users who are unable to use a mouse to navigate through a web site. The following access keys are based on the Government access keys standard. Additional short cut keys can be used to navigate to the main sections of the site.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer users you will need to hold the “alt” key, press the access key required and then press the “enter” key. Please note that Netscape on the Apple Macintosh does not understand the keyboard short cut commands for linking. To use access keys in Firefox and Opera hold down the “alt” key and press the shortcut key.

Government Access Key Details

S = Skip Navigation
1 = Home Page
2 = A to Z (not available on this site)
3 = Site Map
4 = Search facility (not available on this site)
5 = Frequently Asked Questions (not available on this site)
6 = Help (not available on this site)
7 = Complaints Procedure (not available on this site)
8 = Terms and Conditions
9 = Feedback Form
0 = Access Key Details

Valid HTML 4.01 & CSS
Sites can be created to pass the W3C Markup Validator and the syntax should checked and approved.