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Accessibility

I intend this website to conform to as many of the World Wide Web Consortium's Triple-A Accessibility Rating Guidelines as possible.

Unlike XHTML and CSS, accessibility can't be checked completely using automatic processes. I have run my pages through Watchfire WebXACT, and according to this check, my pages conform to the Double-A guidelines, and almost conform to the Triple-A guidelines. However there remains an element of self-assessment, and because of doubts over that I'm not explicitly claiming Double-A compliance.

If accessibility is an issue for you, I'd be interested to hear how you get on with my site. Contact me.

Access keys and tabbing

There are 3 access keys assigned according to the UK Government accessibility guidelines, and one that I have added.

  • 0 - These accessibility details
  • 1 - Home
  • 3 - Site map
  • U - up one level in the website structure

In the second level, where "Home" and "up one level" are the same thing, the U access key is dropped.

The background of active text links turns yellow, and so does the border of active images.