Accessibility

I have tried to make this website as accessible as possible and will continue to assess the accessibility standards and make the appropriate changes where possible.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please contact me.

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Navigation

  • A "Skip navigation" link has been provided at the top of each page to enable users with screen readers to go directly to important content on the page more conveniently. It is hidden from regular viewers but can be seen with styles turned off or by screen readers.
  • All navigation will still function without javascript. The javascript only enhances the experience for users with javascript turned on.
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Links

  • All links are text-based. If an image is used for any link, techniques are used to keep the text within the code so they are still text-friendly for screen readers, text-based browsers and for those who browser with styles off (this included consoles that cannot render cascading style sheets).
  • All link rollovers are high-contrast so they are easily distinguished from regular text and headlines that are not clickable.
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Images

  • All content images use descriptive ALT attributes. This will assist screen readers and users who browse the internet with images off.
  • Images have been used sparingly and only where considered appropriate.
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Printing

All pages are optimised for printing offline. Text size is changed and all sections or features of the pages that are not applicable to a print document are hidden. This will aid those who prefer to read articles offline and / or cannot read them on a computer monitor.

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms or abbreviations are indicated by a dotted underline. Mouse over them to view a title that describes them in greater detail.

Hold your mouse over the following acronyms or abbreviation for an example. WWW, HTML, Ctrl

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Changing Text Size

Web browsers allow you to change the text to a size that is more comfortable for you to read. This differs slightly according to the system you are using:

  • Windows users who are using Internet Explorer: Select: View > Text Size
  • Windows users who are using Firefox, Mozilla or Opera: Press Ctrl and + or -
  • Macintosh users: Press Command (Apple) and + or -
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Standards compliance

This site is built with Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict for structure and CSS for presentation.

A modern web browser like Firefox, Safari or Opera is needed to make the most out of this site, but it should be accessible to any browsing device.

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