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Accessibility
Many websites contain significant barriers to access by not considering disabled users in the design phase. Disabilities can include anything from sight or hearing impairments, to small muscle impairments making it difficult or impossible for the person to use a mouse or other pointing device. Governments from all over the world require that their websites follow the accessibility guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Our website designs follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to ensure that the website is accessible to Priority Levels 1, 2 or 3 as we recommend or as required by the client.
Priority 1 - A Web content developer must satisfy this checkpoint. Satisfying this checkpoint is a basic requirement for some groups to be able to use Web documents.
Priority 2 - A Web content developer should satisfy this checkpoint. Satisfying this checkpoint will remove significant barriers to accessing Web documents.
Priority 3 - A Web content developer may address this checkpoint. Otherwise, one or more groups will find it somewhat difficult to access information in the document. Satisfying this checkpoint will improve access to Web documents.
Accessibility Color Wheel
Accessibility Color Wheel Version 2.0 by Giacomo Mazzocato. This is a very useful tool to test colour contrast and visibility for people with different types of colour blindness.
Accessibility features include, in general:
- Layout which allows content to be read when the page is displayed in a simple browser such as Lynx.
- All images contain an alternative textual rendering.
- All tables, forms, and links contain additional markup that may help assistive technologies such as screen readers.
- Style sheets have been implemented to separate content from display formatting.
- HTML tags have been used appropriately according to the relevant specification of the World Wide Web Consortium.
- Access key shortcuts to menu items are allocated.
- A sitemap is provided.
Make your website accessible!
Do you need a website that is accessibile to visitors with disabilities? Contact us today!
How to adjust font size
Internet website visitors who have impaired sight often find that the font chosen by webmasters is too small for them to read comfortably. The font size displayed by the internet browser can be easily adjusted. One way is to find the text size setting for your browser's page settings, and adjust it there to a level that is comfortable.
Note: If the font size for a particular web page cannot be re-sized, then it is because the webmaster formatted the page using an absolute (non-scalable) sizing system, instead of a relative sizing system.
If you are using a Personal Computer
Regardless of which browser you prefer using, the font size can be increased by pressing Ctrl + and decreased again by pressing Ctrl -.
If your mouse has a scroll wheel, press Ctrl and hold it down while rolling the wheel forward to enlarge the font, and backward to decrease the size.
If you are using a Mac
Regardless of which browser you prefer using, the font size can be increased by pressing CMD + and decreased again by pressing CMD -. The CMD button is also called the apple or pretzel button.
If your mouse has a scroll wheel, press control and hold it down while rolling the wheel forward to enlarge the font, and backward to decrease the size.
