//Page for help
/***********************************************
* Copyright (c) 2002-4 TheGlasgowStory & HATII *
* Written by Brian Aitken *
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//session needed for links & photo album
session_start();
//need to register user's IP address for all logs
//Only need to do this once per user
$isip = session_is_registered("userip");
if (!$isip)
{
session_register("userip");
if (getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR))
$userip=getenv(HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR);
else
$userip=getenv(REMOTE_ADDR);
}
include("error.inc");
include("staff/connect.php");
include("session.inc");
include("logon.php");
include("inc.inc");
//assign error stuff
$head = "An error has occurred with TheGlasgowStory";
$back = "index.php";
$backtext = "Either click your browser's 'back' button or click on this link to return to TheGlasgowStory index page";
$period = "N";
format_pre($period, "TheGlasgowStory Accessibility", $feature, $_COOKIE);
//print_r($_COOKIE);
?>
Accessibility statement
This is the official accessibility statement for TheGlasgowStory. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at webmaster@theglasgowstory.com.
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. (If you are using Internet Explorer you may have to hit RETURN after hitting the access key).
All pages on this site define the following access keys:
- Access key H - Home page
- Access key = - Text Size Up (The plus / equals key next to backspace)
- Access key - - Text Size Down (The minus key next to backspace)
- Access key C - Change colour scheme (Normal / High Contrast)
- Access key 1 - Site Map
- Access key 2 - Accessibility Statement
- Access key A - Advanced Search
- Access key B - Beginnings: Early Times to 1560
- Access key R - The Rising Burgh: 1560 to1770s
- Access key I - Industrial Revolution : 1770s to 1830s
- Access key S - Second City of the Empire: 1830s to 1914
- Access key N - No Mean City: 1914 to 1950s
- Access key M - Modern Times: 1950s to the Present Day
Standards compliance
- All pages on this site are Bobby AAA approved , complying with all the Bobby guidelines . This is always a judgement call; many accessibility features can be measured, but many can not. We have reviewed all the guidelines and believe that all these pages are in compliance.
- All pages on this site is WCAG AAA approved, complying wih all priority 1, 2, and 3 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines . Again, this is a judgement call; many guidelines are intentionally vague and can not be tested automatically. We have reviewed all the guidelines and believe that all these pages are in compliance.
- All pages on this site validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional . This is not a judgement call; a program can determine with 100% accuracy whether a page is valid XHTML. Every page has a link to the validator and can easily be checked.
- All pages on this site use structured semantic markup. H1 tags are used for main titles, H3 tags for subtitles.
Navigation aids
- All pages have next, up, and home links to aid navigation in text-only browsers.
- All pages include a search box and links to an advanced search (access key A).
Links
- Many links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail, unless the text of the link already fully describes the target (such as the headline of an article).
- Links are written to make sense out of context.
- Any link which opens in a new window using JavaScript also has a none JavaScript alternative.
Images
- All content images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.
Visual design
- This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout.
- This site uses only relative font sizes, compatible with the user-specified "text size" option in visual browsers.
- If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.
- The site is useable on every browsing device including WebTV, PDAs, Smartphones and older computers.
- Each page includes the functionality to increase / decrease the text size.
- Each page can be viewed in a 'high contrast' mode for the visually impaired.
Issues
- Some versions of Internet Explorer do not render all of the information on the page. Doing an Edit > Select all (Ctrl-A or Apple-A) will show any missing information. This is a documented problem with Internet Explorer and not an issue with this site.
- Some older browsers will not display the stylesheets resulting in a 'minimal graphic' version of the site with a very basic layout. All of the information and functionality is still available and ensures full compatibiilty.
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
- JAWS , a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.
- Home Page Reader , a screen reader for Windows. A downloadable demo is available.
- Lynx , a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
- Links , a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
- Opera , a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user stylesheets, image toggle. A free downloadable version is available. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and several other operating systems.
Accessibility services
- Bobby , a free service to analyze web pages for compliance to accessibility guidelines. A full-featured commercial version is also available.
- 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.
- Lynx Viewer , a free service for viewing what your web pages would look like in Lynx.
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.
This statement was adapted from Dive Into Accessibility.
format_post($select_num, $user, "access.php");