Accessibility
stevesaunderson.com aims to be accessible to all users. We understand that some users may have difficulties accessing websites so we have done our best to make the site as accessible as possible.
An accessible website ensures that all visitors have the same user experience whether they use assistive technology or not. This website meets level 2 (and in part level 3) of the W3C’s - Web Accessibility Initiative standards and guidelines for creating accessible websites. We have introduced the following features to ensure the best use of our site by all of our users.
A fully accessible website enables each visitor to have the same user experience, whether they may be disabled or are not using the latest web technologies. This website meets level 2 standards according to the W3C’s web accessibility initiative.
Navigation
A hidden link has been placed on each page to help users using a screen reader to access the navigation and main content with ease.
Headings and navigation menus
Header tags are used across the website to denote the content structure. This ensures that content is read in the correct order.
Images
All of the images on this site contain descriptive alt tags. Alt tags describe the image (as seen on hover over) and are in main use when an images cannot be displayed. Images’ alt tags that bear no relation to the content are set to null to enable easy reading by all users.
Colours
The colours of text across the site have been used to offer enough contrast for easy reading by all users.
Font size
Users can increase/decrease the size of text using their browser.
- For Microsoft Internet Explorer: select View, then Text Size and select your preferred size
- For Firefox: select View, then Text Size and select Increase or Decrease
- For Netscape: select View, then Text Zoom and select your preferred size
For Apple OSX: hold down the apple key and press the + and - keys to increase or decrease the font size.
Stylesheets
Stylesheets have been used to control the style and structure of the website. Should CSS not be available on your browser then the content will still be displayed in the correct order and structure.
Forms and fields
All forms fields follow a logical tab sequence to ensure easy navigation. Most form fields also have ‘label’ and ‘id’ attributes to explicitly associate the form field with its label to allow for easy entry of data.
The form feels are ordered and structured to allow easy navigation using the alt tab.
JavaScript
Should javascript not be aviable to the user then the site will offer an alternative. However, usage of javascript has been kept to an absolute minimum and is not in use on any navigation.