Accessibility
This website has been produced so that it offers a high level of accessibility to all. It conforms to the accessibility requirements of the WCAG Priority Level 3 which means that the site offers a very high level of accessibility over the basic requirement.
Below are the accessibility features of this site
Jump to: Text Sizing | Access Keys | Tables | Javascript and Styles | Web Standards | Web Browsers
Text Sizing
The size of text on this site is all set using non-fixed sizes, which means that the text can be scaled using your web browser. There are various methods of changing the text size, and some popular ones are listed below.
| Browser | Text sizing instructions |
|---|---|
| Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari | Using the keyboard, hold down the CTRL (Command key on Mac) key and press the plus or minus keys on the keypad (or scoll the mouse wheel) |
| Internet Explorer 7 | The best way to change the text size is to go to the View menu, and go to Text size. The keyboard can be used too by holding down CTRL and press the plus or minus keys, but in internet explorer this is a zoom feature. |
Access Keys
Access Keys provide a way to navigate to the main pages of this website using just the keyboard. This can be useful for users who have difficulty using a mouse for example. A list of the Access Keys follows:
| Page of Website | Access Key |
|---|---|
| Accessibility | 0 (zero) |
| Home Page | 1 |
| Barcud Cottage | 2 |
| Croiddur Barn | 3 |
| About Cwmcroiddur | 4 |
| Full Sitemap | 5 |
| Contact Us | 6 |
Using Access keys differs from browser to browser. In Safari and Google Chrome, you would hold the CTRL key, and press the relavent Access Key. On Firefox, hold down both the Shift and Alt keys and press the relavent Access Key. In Internet Explorer you would need to hold down the Alt key and press the relavent Access Key, and then you would need to press Enter to actually go to the page.
As the method of using Access Keys varies from browser to browser, it is advisable to consult your browsers help feature for more presise information.
Tables
To make the site easier to use for those using screen readers, there is no use of tables for display purposes. Tables are only used where necessary to display tabular data.
Javascript and Styles
The site will function perfectly well where Javascript is not available or where Javascript has been disabled in the web browser. Javascript is only used to enhance existing functionality. The website is styled using CSS and has been designed to work and be usable should the styles not be applied when viewing the site.
Web Standards
This site has been programmed using XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS and has been checked to ensure that every page validates to standards defined by the W3C. This ensures that the website remains fully accessible and that it will not produce unexpected results in browsers (It also makes it faster). A link is provides at the bottom of each page which validates the XHTML used.
Web Browsers
A Web Browser is a piece of software that is used to view web pages on your computer. To make sure you have the best access you can to this site (and others on the web), you can upgrade your Web Browser to a standards complaint Web Browser such as those listed below:
- Firefox - Get the latest version of Firefox for Windows, Mac and Linux.
- Safari - Safari from Apple offers an excellent browsing experience. Get the latest version for Windows or Mac.
- Google Chrome - Based on the Safari browser platform, this offers very fast browsing and search built right into the address bar. Versions are available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.