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This site has been designed to accessibility standards
which include:
Minimal use of graphics
Fast upload times
Consistent navigation
For more information on web accessibility issues see:
Bobby
W3C
Accessibility Information
The Web can present barriers to people with different kinds of disabilities:
People with visual disabilities can have problems with:
Unlabeled graphics, undescribed video
Poorly marked-up tables or frames
Lack of keyboard support or screen reader compatibility
People with hearing disabilities can have problems with:
Lack of captioning for audio
Proliferation of text without visual signposts
People with physical disabilities can have problems with:
Lack of keyboard or single-switch support for menu commands
People with cognitive or neurological disabilities can have problems with:
Lack of consistent navigation structure
Overly complex presentation or language
Lack of illustrative non-text materials
Flickering or strobing designs on pages
The WEB site can be user friendly to all by careful design
Use of accreditation standards like ‘Bobby’
Refer to WIC initiatives
Avoid the heavy use of graphics and animation
There are Several Reasons Why Web Accessibility is Important:
Use of the Web is spreading rapidly into all areas of society
There are barriers on the Web for many types of disabilities
Millions of people have disabilities that affect access to the Web
Web accessibility carry-over benefits for other users
The Web is the Fastest-Adopted Technology in History
But for people with disabilities, it’s sometimes a "mixed blessing":
It is displacing traditional sources of information & interaction
Schools, libraries, print materials, discourse of the workplace
Some of the traditional resources were accessible, some not.
The Web is becoming a key, but sometimes inaccessible, resource for:
News, information, commerce, entertainment
Classroom education, distance learning
Job searching and workplace interaction
Civic participation, laws, voting, government information, services
An accessible Web will mean unprecedented access to information for people
with disabilities
Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts.
(Note:- Mozilla Browser 1.6 under review regarding "ALT" Image Text)
You can use shortcut keys to view and explore Web pages, preview pages before
printing, use the Address bar, work with favourites, and edit.
Click a heading, or press the TAB key to highlight a heading, and then press
ENTER.
Click a thumbnail image, or press the TAB key to highlight a thumbnail image,
and press ENTER to open thumbnail image. To restore thumbnail image press back
arrow.
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To do this |
Press this |
| Display Internet
Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context Help on an item. |
F1 |
| Toggle between
full-screen and regular views of the browser window. |
F11 |
| Move forward
through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar. |
TAB |
| Move back
through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar. |
SHIFT+TAB |
| Go to your Home
page. |
ALT+HOME |
| Go to the next
page. |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Go to the
previous page. |
ALT+LEFT ARROW
or
BACKSPACE |
| Display a
shortcut menu for a link. |
SHIFT+F10 |
| Move forward
between frames. |
CTRL+TAB or
F6 |
| Move back
between frames. |
SHIFT+CTRL+TAB |
| Scroll toward
the beginning of a document. |
UP ARROW |
| Scroll toward
the end of a document. |
DOWN ARROW |
| Scroll toward
the beginning of a document in larger increments. |
PAGE UP |
| Scroll toward
the end of a document in larger increments. |
PAGE DOWN |
| Move to the
beginning of a document. |
HOME |
| Move to the end
of a document. |
END |
| Find on this
page. |
CTRL+F |
| Refresh the
current Web page. |
F5 or
CTRL+R |
| Refresh the
current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your
locally stored version are the same. |
CTRL+F5 |
| Stop downloading
a page. |
ESC |
| Go to a new
location. |
CTRL+O or
CTRL+L |
| Open a new
window. |
CTRL+N |
| Close the
current window. |
CTRL+W |
| Save the current
page. |
CTRL+S |
| Print the
current page or active frame. |
CTRL+P |
| Activate a
selected link. |
ENTER |
| Open the Search
bar. |
CTRL+E |
| Open the
Favourites bar. |
CTRL+I |
| Open the History
bar. |
CTRL+H |
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To do this |
Press this |
| Set printing
options and print the page. |
ALT+P |
| Change paper,
headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page. |
ALT+U |
| Display the
first page to be printed. |
ALT+HOME |
| Display the
previous page to be printed. |
ALT+LEFT ARROW |
| Type the number
of the page you want displayed. |
ALT+A |
| Display the next
page to be printed. |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
| Display the last
page to be printed. |
ALT+END |
| Zoom out. |
ALT+MINUS |
| Zoom in. |
ALT+PLUS |
| Display a list
of zoom percentages. |
ALT+Z |
| Specify how you
want frames to print. This option is available only if you are printing a
Web page that uses frames. |
ALT+F |
| Close Print
Preview. |
ALT+C |
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To do this |
Press this |
| Select the text
in the Address bar. |
ALT+D |
| Display a list
of addresses you've typed. |
F4 |
| When in the
Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address
(period or slash). |
CTRL+LEFT ARROW |
| When in the
Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address
(period or slash). |
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW |
| Add "www." to
the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar. |
CTRL+ENTER |
| Move forward
through the list of AutoComplete matches. |
UP ARROW |
| Move back
through the list of AutoComplete matches. |
DOWN ARROW |
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To do this |
Press this |
| Add the current
page to your favourites. |
CTRL+D |
| Open the
Organize Favourites dialog box. |
CTRL+B |
| Move selected
item up in the Favourites list in the Organize Favourites dialog box. |
ALT+UP ARROW |
| Move selected
item down in the Favourites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box. |
ALT+DOWN ARROW |
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To do this |
Press this |
| Remove the
selected items and copy them to the Clipboard. |
CTRL+X |
| Copy the
selected items to the Clipboard. |
CTRL+C |
| Insert the
contents of the Clipboard at the selected location. |
CTRL+V |
| Select all items
on the current Web page. |
CTRL+A |
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