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Accessibility
We have made every effort to make our website accessible and easy to use for everyone, whether or not you have any disabilities. Our website has been constructed to conform to level Triple-A of the WC3 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
Maintaining an accessible website is an ongoing process and we are continually working to offer a user friendly experience. If you have any problems using this web site please contact us by email.
To assist with website accessibility this site employs many features to make information more accessible:
- All images have text alternates (ALT attributes)
- Pages are organised to be fully functional, even with javascript turned off
- All text can be enlarged or reduced using text size options as below
- The site can be navigated without using a mouse
- All pages use flexible page formats so they can be automatically resized to suit different window sizes and screen resolutions
- Page formatting is done with CSS not tables to ensure that the semantic structure of the information is preserved
- All pages are designed with separate cascading style sheets, so they can be replaced by user-defined style sheets
- This site follows World Wide Web accessibility guidelines
Using the site without a mouse
By using the correct combination of ‘control’ and shortcut keys the Steps to Work site can be navigated without using a mouse.
The procedure for using shortcut, or ‘Access’ keys varies depending on which web browser you use to view the site and some browsers do not even support them. The following table shows the different AccessKey combinations for Windows and Mac systems:
| Operating System | AccessKey Combination |
|---|---|
| PC Windows | ALT + AccessKey |
| MAC OS X | CONTROL + AccessKey |
Internet Explorer users may also need to hit the “enter” key to activate a link.
The following shortcut keys will take you to commonly used pages such as the home page:
| AccessKey | Function |
|---|---|
| S | Skip to navigation |
| C | Skip to content |
| F | Skip to footer |
| 1 | Home page |
| 8 | Privacy Policy |
| 0 | Access key details |
Use of text on this site
Most navigation elements are plain text and we have provided text alternatives to graphics on the site.
Those with sight problems may be able to increase the size of the text on screen. The procedure for doing so differs from one browser to the next. In general, looking under the ‘View’ selection on the main menu, you should find an option called ‘Text Zoom’ or ‘Text Magnification’ or ‘Text Size’ or ‘Font Size’. From that point it should be relatively simple to find and select an additional sub menu option that adjusts text size to your needs.
Listen to this site
Browsealoud is a free speech plug-in that enables you to listen rather than read our website content.
It can offer a practical website access service to a range of people who may:-
- have reading or literacy difficulties
- not be fluent in English as it is not their first language
- have Dyslexia
- have mild visual impairment
- just find it easier to listen, rather than read
All you need to do to install this free software is click on the Browsealoud button below and follow the simple step-by-step guide.
Once the plug-in is installed on your computer, you can choose to listen to the content of web pages and files such as pdf documents on this and other Browsealoud-enabled sites being read to you.
How does it work?
Once you have downloaded the plug-in, the Browsealoud icon will appear in your system tray, which is usually found in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.
When you move your cursor over text, the relevant sentence is spoken aloud. You can choose to listen to selected sections of text or the entire page from where your cursor is pointed. There is also an option to see the words that are being spoken in large size at the top of the screen.
To customise your Browsealoud settings, right click on the icon once it is installed on your computer and choose ‘Open Browsealoud settings’ from the menu.
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