Accessibility
Access keys
Access keys make it easier to use web links with the keyboard. If you are using Windows, you can press ‘Alt’ plus an access key; on a Macintosh, you can press ‘Control’ plus an access key. (Internet Explorer then requires you to press the ‘Enter’ key.)
This site uses the following access keys for finding your way around:
1: Homepage
2: Skip past navigation to main page content
3: Sitemap
4: Search
5: Keyboard access (this page)
6: Switch to high-contrast layout
7: Switch to default layout
Page structure and style
This site is built with valid XHTML. Our content is properly structured, using headings and paragraphs. It uses valid CSS for layout. A high contrast styleshet is available. The site is also usable with style sheets disabled if you prefer, or with your own stylesheet.
Text size
Text can easily be resized if required. (The way we have specified text size means that even Internet Explorer will allow text size adjustments to our site.)
Usually, the ‘View’ menu of your browser will contain commands for changing text size. Some browsers allow you to change text size using the control (or command) key and the + and - keys (or the mouse wheel if you have one).
We have also provided an alternative layout, accessible by the ‘high-contrast’ link at the top of each page. You may find this easier to use than the standard layout. You can also use your browser settings to alter the font sizes and page colours, on this and other websites.
Other accessibility issues
The Law Centres Federation is dedicated to meeting accessibility requirements in the following areas:
Frames
Our website does not include frames (i.e., separate sections of the display area that are generated from different webpages).
Images
Our website provides equivalent text for images that convey information.
Multimedia
Our website does not use multimedia (i.e., presentations that include components such as video, animation, and sound).
Colour
Our website does not rely on color to convey information.
Tables
Our website provides row and column headers for data tables.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Some material on The Law Centres Federation website is provided in PDF Format, and can be accessed using software such as Adobe Reader, available from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
For disability access, PDF files may be converted to accessible web pages at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html. You will need the URL of the file in question. This will be in the format http://www.lawcentres.org.uk/uploads/ followed by the name of the file (which is used in its link), for example http://www.lawcentres.org.uk/uploads/LCF_Annual_Report_2004.pdf
The Adobe Acrobat Accessibility site at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/solutionsacc.html has more information.
Scripts, applets and plug-ins
Our website does not use applets (i.e., programs designed to be executed from within another program) or plug-ins (i.e., programs that add features to a standard browser), and the use of javascript has been strictly limited.
