AccessAbility

Accessibility policy

Our aim is to make this website as accessible as possible for all users. This page lists the access features of the website. If you have any comments or feedback about the website, or need any of the material contained within it in alternate formats, please Contact Us using the feedback form here or email us at contactus@accessability.co.in

Standards compliance

This website complies with Level A of the W3C Web Accessibilty Initiative's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 and the Section 508 Standards of the United States Rehabilitation Act. (Validated with Cyntia Says web accessibility checking tool).

Increasing the Text Size

The site makes use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for visual layout. This site uses relative font sizes, compatible with the user-specified "Text Size" option in visual browsers. Also, attempt has been made to select fonts that are easily readable and colours that contrast adequately from rest of the background. There are two options to increase the text size:

1. Most browsers and browsing devices have a text resizing feature (“View” menu, “Text Size”).
2. ‘Change Text Size’ option on the left sidebar, provided on each page, may be used to increase the text size upto 140% (This option is not yet available in the Discussion Forum)

Changing Colour and Contrast

Select one of the four options, on the right sidebar of each page (just under 'Media Coverage' block), to change colour and contrast between the text and background. This option is not yet available in the Discussion Forums.

Navigation

The primary navigation of this website is through the navigation bar on the top of each page. Clicking on AccessAbility logo at the top of each page will take you back to the home page.

Navigation Aids: Access Keys

Access keys have been set up to make it possible to navigate frequently used pages using your keyboard. The access keys used are based on the UK Government Accesskey Standard produced by the E-Government Unit, where relevant. Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. In Windows, you can press Alt + an access key (if you are using Internet Explorer, press ‘Enter’ or ‘Return’ to follow the link); on Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key. These Keyboard shortcuts are intended to help users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse.

Available access keys:

S - Skip navigation

1 - Home page

a – About Us

b - Services Offered

9 – Contact Us

0 - Accessibility Statement

How to use Access Keys in your Browser:

• 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

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. These access key assignments are based on extensive research into best practice across the web (in an attempt to be consistent with other sites' access keys), and an understanding of the key global navigation requirements of most web surfers.

Links

Links are lime green in colour and become underlined when hovered over. Links always open in the same window.

Images

All images have an 'alt' and a 'title' attribute that describes them in more detail.

Tables

Except for the page Contact Us that has a list of our previous departments, tables have not been used for layout on this site. The aim has been to make the tables as accessible as possible, using table headings and captions to explain the layout, for example. If you want us to send you the contents of the tables in an alternate format, please email contactus@accessability.co.in. Alternativey, you can use the website feedback form here.

Search

If you are looking for something specific use the site search facility (access key 4) and type the word or phrase you are looking for. The site search box is located in the top right corner of each page.To search discussion topics within the 'Ability Forum', please use the search facility provided in the forum pages. 

Printer friendly pages

Click on ‘printable page’ option, present under the title/ heading on each page, to view a printer friendly page. This option is not yet available in the Discussion Forum.

Feedback

If you have any comments or feedback on how we could further improve the accessibility of this website, please email us at contactus@accessability.co.in or send us your feedback using the online form here.