Accessibility

The Room 102 web site is designed to allow as wide range of web site visitors as possible to find the information they require. As well as consideration throughout the design process, functionality has been built into the web site to further enhance usability for all web site visitors.

Compliance
- Most pages on this web site comply with Level AAA - or Priority 3 - Guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidleines. The W3C-WAI is the working group responsible for recommending standards in web coding with emphasis on web site accessibility.
- All pages meet Level A - or Priority 1 - Guidelines

Validation
- All pages validate as transitional XHTML v1.0 and all style sheets used validates as CSS v1.0. The web site remains functional if style sheets are 'turned off'.

Separation
- Content and design elements have been seperated as much as possible (including not using 'tables' for layout) to aid assistive technologies, such as screen readers, in working with the important information - the content.

Navigation
- 'Breadcrumb' navigation has been employed throughout the web site to provide a natural path to the current page, and allow web site visitors to confirm their location within the web site at any time.
- Navigation has been laid out in a logical order to aid 'Tab key' navigation using the keyboard

Content
- Web site visitors have the ability to change the size of text on every page of the web site by using the graphical icons below:


- 'Title' and 'Alt' tags have been used throughout the site to provide text only descriptions of any images used, and full details on any links.

Pop Up Windows
- use of pop up windows has been minimised throughout the web site, but where a link does open a seperate browser window, this has been highlighted.

Forms
- Form fields have been implemented in a logical order to allow 'Tab key' navigation through each element.
- The 'Label' attribute has been used so that form labels can be used to select or deselect individual form elements, such as checkboxes - making them easier to work with.

Access Keys
- Access keys have been used on every web page to allow web site visitors to reach specific sections of the web site by using the keyboard:
- Windows operating systems user should press 'Alt' and the key defined below together
- Mac users should press 'Control' and the key defined below together
- Internet Explorer users will need to press 'Enter' at the same time or shortly after selecting the access keys.

- 1: Home Page
- 2: About Room 102
- 3: Products and Services
- 4: Newspage
- 5: Accessibility Information
- 6: Site Help
- 7: Contact Room 102
- 8: Terms of Business
- 9: Privacy Policy
- 0 (zero): Site Map

Links
To find out more about web site accessibility, you may be interested in the following web sites (all links open in a new browser window):

www.w3.org/wai
Accessibility guidelines from W3C

www.disability.gov.uk/dda
Details on the Disability Discrimination Act 1995

www.rnib.org.uk
Web site for the Royal National Institute of the Blind