Accessibility
"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless
of disability is an essential aspect."
-- Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web.
Keyboard accessibility
Keyboard shortcuts for quick access to pages and to give better accessibility.
We have integrated shortcut keys into our web site. These keys are included in the menu and are accessible using the numbers 1 to 6.
1 Access the Home page
2 Access the BIME page
3 Access the DEMAND page
4 Access the MERU page
5 Access the Remap page
6 Access the Associates page
7 Access the News page
8 Access the Accessibility page
To use these access keys follow the instructions below:
IBM Compatible PC's:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 - press 'Alt' and number at the same time
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5+ - press 'Alt' and number, then press enter
Netscape 6 - press 'Alt' and number at the same time
Mozilla 4+ - press 'Alt' and number at the same time
Apple Mac’s:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 - hold down 'Control' key and then press number
Linux / Mozilla 4+ - press 'Alt' and number at the same time.
Opera does not support this feature.
Compliance
There are a number of important standards that all web sites should comply with. Many web design companies ignore many of even the simplest standards. Scottweb Design take care and time over the quality of our work to produce high-quality web sites. This ensures all users can access the site and the site will remain functional to all users all of the time.
Common standards we can be compliant with include:
Valid HTML/XHTML - as defined by W3C www.w3.org
Valid CSS - as defined by W3C www.w3.org
Disability accessibility - as defined by the W3C WAI www.w3.org/WAI/
Accessible content - as:
Defined by the W3C WCAG www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/
Recommended by Watchfire http://bobby.watchfire.com
Recommended by the RNIB www.rnib.org.uk
Recommended by the government www.disability.gov.uk
If you feel we could improve accessibility on this site please contact Scottweb Design