Site accessibility
This site was design to make information more accessible:
- All images have text alternates (ALT attributes).
- Pages are organized to be fully functional, even with javascript turned off.
- The site can be navigated without the use of a mouse.
- All pages use flexible page formats so pages can be automatically resized for different window sizes and screen resolutions.
- Page formatting is done with CSS not tables to ensure that the semantic structure of the information is preserved.
- All pages are designed with separate cascading style sheets, so they can be replaced by user-defined style sheets.
- This site follows World Wide Web accessibility guidelines.
Using the site without a mouse
The site can be used without a mouse. The following shortcut keys will take you to commonly used pages such as the home page:
| AccessKey | Function |
|---|---|
| h | Returns the home page |
| s | Skips to the main page content |
| b | Navigates to the Buy Page |
| p | Navigates to the Press Page |
| f | Navigates to the Forum Page |
| t | Navigates to the Tools Page |
| q | Navigates to the Help Page |
| a | Navigates to the About Page |
The procedure for using shortcut, or 'Access' keys, varies depending on which web browser you view the site with. The following table shows the AccessKey combinations for a range of popular web browsers:
| Operating System | Browser | AccessKey Combination |
|---|---|---|
| PC Windows | Internet Explorer 4 and above | ALT + AccessKey (to focus the link) + ENTER to activate |
| PC Windows | K-meleon | ALT + AccessKey |
| PC Windows | Mozilla | ALT + AccessKey |
| PC Windows | Netscape 6 and above | ALT + AccessKey |
| PC Windows | Opera 7 | SHIFT + ESC, followed by AccessKey |
| MAC OS 9 | Internet Explorer 4 and 4.5 | Not supported |
| MAC OS 9 | Mozilla | Not supported |
| MAC OS 9 | Netscape 4 | Not supported |
| MAC OS 9 | Opera | Not supported |
| MAC OS X | I-Cab 2.8 | CONTROL + AccessKey * * you may need to click on the page first |
| MAC OS X | Internet Explorer 5 and 5.1 | CONTROL + AccessKey * * some systems require CONTROL + COMMAND + AccessKey |
| MAC OS X | Mozilla | Not supported |
| MAC OS X | Netscape 6 and above | CONTROL + AccessKey |
| MAC OS X | OmniWeb 4 | Not supported |
| MAC OS X | Opera | Not supported |
| MAC OS X | Safari | Not supported |
AccessKey support table courtesy of Tertiary Education Commission.