Accessibility
You may like to read through the following information to find out how you can enhance your time on this website.
If you have any difficulties accessing the website, you find an error in our coding or you have a suggestion as to how we can improve the website, please contact us.
Changing text size
There are two ways to change the text size to suit your own requirements:
- Use the links at the top left of your browser window. You can choose from A+ (large) or A- (medium).
Changing text size your web browser
- Internet Explorer: View > Text size;
- Firefox: View > Text size;
- Opera: File > Preferences > Fonts > Minimum font size (pixels).
- Alternatively, scroll with the wheel of your mouse whilst holding down the control key.
Table of accesskeys
| Access key | Function |
|---|---|
| 0 | go to Access Keys information page |
| 1 | Connexions Leicester Shire Home page |
| 2 | Contact Us |
| 3 | Site Map page |
| 4 | Search box |
| 5 | Employers |
| 6 | Staff and Partners |
| 7 | Parents and Carers |
| 8 | Over 20 |
| 9 | Library |
| S | skip to main content of current page (for non-visual browsers) |
How to use Access Keys in your Browser
| Browser | What to do |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) | Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER |
| Internet Explorer 4 (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac) | Access keys are not supported |
| Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac) | Access keys are not supported |
| Netscape 7 (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox, Mozilla (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox, Mozilla (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Safari and Omniweb (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Opera | Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the accesskey |
Standards Compliance
We have tried to conform to the following:
- W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines priority 1 and 2 guidelines - also known as Level AA;
- CSS 2.0.
- If you do find any coding errors, please contact us.
How we designed the website
- All text has been given a relative font size, allowing you to resize the text
- All images have been assigned descriptive ALT text
- All pages are designed using CSS
- To assist users of screenreaders a skip navigation link has been added to each page.
Last updated: 24-Aug-2007
