Accessibility
"For people without disabilities, technology makes things convenient. For people with disabilities, it makes things possible."
Access keys
Access keys can be used to jump directly to different sections of farm-holiday-cottages.com, without using your mouse at all.
Table of accesskeys used on farm-holiday-cottages.com
| Access key | Function |
|---|---|
| S | skip navigation and go to content on any page |
| 1 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'Home Page' |
| 2 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'For Parents' page |
| 3 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'For Children' page |
| 4 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'For Couples' page |
| 5 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'For Wheelchair Users' page |
| 6 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'Contact Us' page |
| 7 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'Privacy Policy' page |
| 8 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'Website Terms of Use' page |
| 9 | go to farm-holiday-cottages.com 'Website Accessibility Policy' page |
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 |
| Notes | Please note that some assistive technology tools such as the IBM HomePage Reader and WindowEyes already make use of the alt+[access key] combinations. As such, users of these tools will not be able to use these access keys |
Links
- Many links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail, unless the text of the link already fully describes the target.
- Where possible, links are written to make sense out of context. So that they are clear to the user, a screen reader obtains a lists of links on a page.
- There are no "javascript" pseudo-links. All links can be followed in any browser, even if scripting is turned off.
Images
- All images used on the site contain a descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.
Visual Design
- All of the pages on this website use cascading style sheets for visual layout.
- The text size is relative, allowing you to adjust the size of the text in your browser.
Standards Compliance
- This site uses valid XHTML Strict
- This site is WCAG 1.0 AA compliant, complies with the UK's Disability Discrimination Act
Text Only Version
This site offers a text only, high contrast version which is generated 'on the fly' by a web server script.
Printer-friendly version
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