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Tim Berners-Lee's intention was clearly to promote access to the Internet for all, but disabled users are just one of the many groups that benefit from improved web access, and it is important to consider the term "accessibility" with everyone in mind.
JMG is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adheres to many of the available standards and guidelines.
This website endeavours to conform to standard worldwide accessibility guidelines, which explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.
This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for XHTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant XHTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly.
Whilst JMG strives to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website. In particular, some functionality provided by third-party sources which we feel enhances the experience of the website is difficult to apply these standards to.
We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall accessibility. In the meantime should you experience any difficulty in accessing the JMG website, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
There are several elements of a website that can effect its accessibility, the include, but are not limited to:
CSS Style Sheets
Content and presentation are strictly separated. For all visual elements style sheets are used. If style sheets are not supported or turned off however, the site is still usable to its fullest extent.
Images
All content images have an alternative description when not available or turned off which describe the make-up of the image. Images which are merely for decorating purposes contain a null alternative description so as not to confuse users using screen readers.
Tables
Tables are only used for what they are for: showing tabular data. The site's design does not rely on any tables which is a major benefit for screen readers and loading time.
Tables are written in standard compliant mark-up. They contain a summary and headers are labeled as such to make the data for users with visual disabilities.
Links
All links make sense if read out of context.
Color Contrasts
All colors have high contrasts between foreground and background for a high legibility and people with sight problems.
Text Re-Sizing
Text size can be adjusted because relative font sizes are used rather than absolute sizes.
There is an option on the website to increase or decrease font sizes. The three size options are: Normal, Large and Largest.
In addition, most browsers have a menu choice to adjust the font size.
* To increase the size of text in Windows Explorer 5+, select View > Text Size > Larger/Largest
* To increase the size of text in Firefox, select View > Zoom > Zoon In/Zoom Out
* To increase the size of text in Google Chrome, select the "Control the current page" button > Zoom > Larger/Normal/Smaller
Note: increasing the size of the text may change the visual layout of the page.
Logical Tab Order
A logical tab order is created throughout the website.
Standards Driven
This site uses valid and standards conforming CSS and XHTML.
All of the coding uses valid CSS and valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
Browser compatible
The site can be viewed on various browsers including all Internet Explorer Browsers, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera browsers, including PDAs and screenreaders.
Forms
All fields in a form are labeled correctly and use default, place-holding characters like required by WCAG 2.0 (published December 2008) http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/.
Applets, Scripts & Video
Use of applets and scripts have been avoided wherever possible. Java Script if used is not required for the site to properly function. Video has been included on the website and provides an alternative method of getting across key information to visitors with language, reading or vision difficulties.
Site Map
Information is provided about the general layout of the site.
Printer Friendly Pages
A printer friendly version of the site is available through the top pages; this will remove all web based formatting and print the pages in a logical A4 format optimised for print.
Listen to our website
If you have mild difficulties with your eyesight, reading or language then you can listen to our site being read aloud using a our tool called Hear This Text. We hope that this tool will make the content of these sites easier to understand and navigate.
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