Using this site - Accessibility statement
If you have any questions or comments about the accessibility of this site,
feel free to email info@milton-keynes.gov.uk
Access keys
Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the
web site. On Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can
press Control + an access key.
The home page and all archives define the following access keys:
- Access key 1 -
- Home page
- Access key 4
- Search box
- Access key 9
- Feedback
Standards compliance
- The home pages and articles are Bobby A approved, complying with priority 1 guidelines of the (url http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/" "W3 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines").
Links
- Many links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail.
- All significant links are not non "javascript:" pseudo-links. Links
can be followed in any browser, even if scripting is turned off.
Images
- All content images used in the home page and all archives include
descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT
attributes.
Visual design
This site and all its archives use cascading style sheets for visual layout.
- A stylesheet that uses relative font sizes is used.
- If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all,
the content of each page is still readable.
Accessibility references
- W3 accessibility guidelines, which explains the reasons behind each guideline.
- W3 accessibility techniques, which explains how to implement each guideline.
- W3 accessibility checklist, a busy developer's guide to accessibility.
Accessibility software and services
- Bobby,
a free service to analyze web pages for compliance to accessibility guidelines.
- HTML
Validator, a free service for checking that web pages conform to
published HTML standards.
- Web
Page Backward Compatibility Viewer, a tool for viewing your web pages
without a variety of modern browser features.
- JAWS,
a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited demo is available.
- Lynx,
a free text-only web browser.
Related resources
- WebAIM,
a non-profit organization dedicated to improving accessibility to online
learning materials.
- Designing More Usable Web Sites, a large list of additional resources.