Accessibility Statement
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We aim to make Window on Woking as accessible as we can.
Web accessibility means enabling people to view a web page the way they wish to view it with the equipment that they have available. In other words, making sure that as many people as possible can use a website, irrespective of physical impairement (such as loss of sight or restricted mobility), cognitive disability (such as dyslexia), or limited English language. It also means ensuring a website works on the broadest possible range of computer hardware and software, and its use does not depend on having the highest specification equipment or latest browser.
The keys to good web accessibility include both the way the website is designed to operate (i.e. its code and programming), and the way information is added and presented on a web page (or "published").
Designing for Accessibility
Window on Woking includes a number of features to maximise accessibility:
- XHTML is used to structure a page. CSS is used to style it.
- Only common types of font are used.
- The layout of pages is consistent to enable easy navigation (even where different template themes are available).
- Colours are kept to a limited range, with text and background colours chosen to contrast well.
- Elaborate animation is not used.
Publishing for Accessibility
Organisations wanting to make sure their web pages can be read by the maximum number of people should try to follow these few simple rules:
- Make pages easy to read by avoiding long sentences and paragraphs. Make use of sub headers and bullet points.
- Keep the use of images to a minimum and remember to add alternative text when you upload images (this is useful for visually impaired users with automated screen readers, and also helps search engines understand your page better).
- Limit the use of CAPITAL LETTERS and do not use them for emphasis (instead use italics or bold).
- Use links extensively, within a page, between pages and externally, but remember to check they are not broken.
Adapting the site to your needs
This site uses font sizes that you can control using your browser.
Internet Explorer
You can change the text size in Microsoft Internet Explorer by selecting View > Text size followed by your preferred text size from 'Smallest' to 'Largest'. The default setting is 'Medium'.
Firefox
You can change the text size in Mozilla Firefox by selecting View > Text size followed by 'Increase' or 'Decrease'. To return the text size to its default setting, select 'Normal'.
Safari
You can change the text size in Apple's Safari browser by selecting View > Make Text Bigger or View > Make Text Smaller.
Standards Compliance and Accessibility Guidelines
This site is built using valid XHTML and uses CSS for presentation.
Our aim is to meet all Priority One, Priority Two, and selected Priority Three checkpoints from the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Our publishing system has been designed to produce valid, accessible content wherever possible, but we acknowledge that this is as much an editorial issue as a technical one, and that we won't always succeed.
If you find any problems using any part of this site, please contact us and we'll do our very best to address the issue as promptly as we can.