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Elementally's accessibility policy

Why is accessibility important?

It is important to ensure that websites are accessible to all users, including those with a disability or limited by the technology they are using. Although it is second nature to many Internet users to navigate using a mouse, there are a large number of users who need to use a keyboard or screen reader with which to navigate.

 

It is also important to consider the content of a website - for example, can it be accessed even if it can't be either seen or heard? For every image, video and audio file on a web site, you should bear in mind this question: can this information be represented with a text alternative? This applies to any visual aspect of a website that can be represented in another way, because if a lot of your content is represented graphically it will make it less accessible to blind users and to those who cannot view images in their web browser. Users with a dial-up connection will also be affected due to the amount of time it would take to download a web page with lots of images.

 

Elementally is committed to creating websites that are accessible to all users. We don't display icons on every page of our site to show that it passes a particular standard but we do thoroughly check it ourselves. We endeavour to conform to the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative and refer to this throughout the creation of new or updated content.

 

Our web pages are also checked to ensure that they validate to HTML 4.01 and CSS.

Changing text sizes

The text can be resized by using your browser settings:

Internet Explorer:

Select 'View' from the menu at the top of the page. A menu will drop down. From this menu, select 'Text Size'. Another menu will appear, with a choice of text sizes. Select your preferred size.

Firefox and Netscape:

Select 'View' from the menu at the top of the page. A menu will drop down. From this menu, select 'Text Size'. Another menu will appear, with a the option to increase or decrease the text size. Select your preferred size.

Opera:

Select 'Tools' from the menu at the top of the page. A menu will drop down. From this menu, select 'Preferences'. A window will open, with a sidebar menu. Select 'Fonts' from this menu. Change 'Minimum font size (pixels)' to your preferred size then select 'OK'.

 

This website can be navigated by using access keys which are listed in the following section. Access keys enable a user to navigate without using a mouse.

Access Keys

How to use access keys:

 

Internet Explorer 5+ (PC): Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER

Firefox, Mozilla (PC): Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key

 

Access keys enable a user to navigate without using a mouse. This website can be navigated by using the access keys below:

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