Accessibility
We meet level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
guidelines.
Writing in plain English
We try to use plain English on our website, We use
straightforward, short sentences and easy to understand words - we
hope that this makes the information accessible to everyone.
Headings
HTML heading tags are used to convey a structure. H1 tags are
used for the main page title, H2 and H3 tags for page headings and
sub headings.
Images
We use alt tags to provide descriptive text descriptions of
images on the website.
Videos
We provide descriptions of our video content.
Accessibility
Our CMS (content management system), Alterian 6 has an inbuilt
accessibility checker and wont allow us to publish any pages that
don't meet the accessibility guidelines.
Text size
You can change the text size of our website on your browser and
some browsers will also allow you to magnify the entire page.
Here's how:
Internet Explorer
- Click 'View' to open the View menu
- Select the 'Text Size' option
- Choose your preferred text size
You can also hold 'Ctrl and the + or - keys to make the content
bigger or smaller
Firefox
- Click 'View' to open the View menu
- Select the 'Text Size' option
- Select 'Increase' or 'Decrease'
- The text on our site should change to reflect your choice
You can also hold 'Ctrl and the + or - keys to make the content
bigger or smaller
Safari
- Click 'View' to open the View menu
- Click on 'Make Text Bigger' or 'Make Text Smaller'
Or dold down the 'Apple' and + or - key
Forms
Form fields also have 'label' and 'id' attributes to explicitly
associate the form field with its label to allow for easy entry of
data.
Links
Links are written to be descriptive and, where possible, to make
sense without having to read the entire context of the webpage.
Navigation
A sitemap is available to all users, which provides easy access
to all of our web pages.
Tell us what you think
We've worked hard to make our website easy to use but we know
that it's an ongoing job and we welcome comments or suggestions on
how we can improve the website.
If you have difficulty accessing the content, contact
us and we will try to provide the information you need in another
format.
Email: rmainwaring@warkscol.ac.uk