Accessibility

About this site

This page contains information about the accessibility features of this site, including levels of conformance to industry standards and how to use this site.

Accessibility features

This site has been developed to ensure content is available to the widest possible audience, including readers using assistive technology or accessibility features.

This site uses CSS for visual layout. For optimal viewing, it is recommended that you use a browser with CSS2 support. If your browser or browsing device does not support style-sheets, the content of each page will still be readable.

All informational images contain an ALT tag and decorative images are either relegated to the CSS document or have a null ALT attribute.

Access Keys

Access keys allow you to navigate between pages of this website using just your keyboard. Most browsers recognise access keys, including Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (and later) and Netscape Navigator 7.0 (and later).

To use access keys, simultaneously press the ALT key and the letter corresponding to the link you wish to follow (as indicated below), then press the RETURN key. Some browsers may use a different key combination for access keys and you should consult your browsers help pages for more information.

The access keys for this web site are as follows:

[H] Home
[W] Who we are
[E] Where we work
[A] What we do
[B] About deafblindness
[G] Get involved
[M] Make a Donation
[C] Contact us
[N] Newsletter signup
[I] India
[R] Romania
[S] East Africa
[L] Latin America
[D] Disclaimer
[T] Accessibility

Tabbing

In addition to Access Keys you can also use the TAB key on your keyboard to jump between links on a page. Use the TAB key to select a link and then press RETURN to follow the link.

If you use a Macintosh computer you must press both the ALT and TAB keys simultaneously in order to jump between links.

Compliance

Standards compliance is an integral part of creating functional and accessible websites. As a result, the pages on this site adhere to the following standards:

This site follows World Wide Web and it also complies as far possible with the recognised Web content Accessibility standards set by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative and CAST. All pages are level A compliant which means that no users should find it impossible to access their content.