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Accessibility

The internet should be available to all.

HREOC takes seriously its obligation to provide information in accessible formats. Accessibility has been the main aim for the design of our website. HREOC aims to continually improve the website.

Accessibility features

Navigation

The following list details some of the site-wide navigation features that improve the overall accessibility of this site.

The primary navigation system are menus that provide quick and easy access to the site’s major content areas.

The top menus provide access to the main subsections of the HREOC website. The expandable menus within the subsections are text-based lists and will still work for users using alternative browsing technologies, or who have javascript and/or Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) disabled.

A 'Skip to content' link is available for users using text-only browsers such as lynx or screenreaders. This link is at the top of the page and allows you to skip directly to the content without having to scroll past the site navigation and headers.

Technical requirements

This website will run on a wide range of browsers and operating systems.

JavaScript is used throughout this site. However, site content is still accessible to users with JavaScript disabled.

Visual design has been optimised for monitors set at 1024 by 768 pixels resolution. The site will still function for users on other settings but it may not be as visually appealing.

Multimedia on this site has been kept to a minimum, however we endeavour to make accessible alternatives available where possible, such as transcripts of videos and audio files.

Access keys - navigation shortcuts

The HREOC website has keyboard shortcuts which enable you to quickly access frequently used parts of the site. They are also helpful for users who rely on keyboard only or other computer input devices.

To use access keys:

For Windows users
  • Press ALT + an access key.
  • If you are using Internet Explorer, you may need to press Enter.
  • Firefox 2.0 users - use SHIFT + ALT + an access key.
For Macintosh users
  • Press Control + an access key.

The following are the access keys used on this site:

0. Accessibility details
1. HREOC homepage
2. Skip to start of page content
3. Site Map
4. Contact us
5. Search

E.g. if you are a Windows user running Internet Explorer and you want to go to the HREOC homepage, hold down the ‘Alt’ key and press '1’ then ‘Enter’.

Standards

This website has been designed to take into account accessibility issues covered by these standards

Standards compliance

The HREOC website has been built according to XHTML 1.0 Strict specifications and conforms to Web Consortium Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) priority 1 and 2 checkpoints.

Layout is controlled by Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and has been written according to the CSS 2.1 specifications. The site is still navigable for users who do not use CSS or graphical browsers.

Structured and meaningful Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML) has been used to assist users accessing the site via non-visual means, such as users of screen-reading software.

Alternative formats

Please contact us if you need information from the website presented in an alternative format for accessibility reasons.

Site Search

The website search is powered by the Funnelback search engine. This full featured and leading edge system enables quality results based on metadata and full text searching of the site.

Accessibility help - contact Us

Accessibility of this website is very important to HREOC, please contact us if you have any problems with using the site or for any comments, feedback or questions.