Accessibility

Our Accessibility Policy

accesshighereducation.com has made every effort to ensure that the design of this website conforms to web standards for both usability and accessibility. Our aim is to provide an equivalence of access to the information on this website for all our users.

Browser Compatibility 

We have ensured that the website template set displays on all current browsers including Internet Explorer 6+, Opera 7+, Firefox 1+ and Mozilla/Netscape 7+, Safari 2+, Crhome 1+. If you do not have one of these, we recommend you upgrade as these browsers support web standards which in turn support the provision of fully functional web services for all users.

Images

Images used on the site contain descriptive alt text. In addition, images have been moved into the background where possible.

Adobe Flash

Some areas of this site require Adobe Flash Player however the usage has been kept to a minimum and only used for visual aspects so as not to impact on informative content. A preloader is used to inform those with slower connections the loading progress.

Links

We endeavor to ensure that link text is written to make sense out of context.

Increasing the text size

If you find that the text on this site is too small, you can change it easily increase the text size within your browser:

If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the View menu, select Text Size and then choose either Larger or Largest.

If you use Netscape Navigator, go to the View menu and choose Increase Font until the text is the size you require.

If you use Mozilla Firefox, go to the View menu and select Text Size. Increase until the text is the size you require.

Navigational Aids

We have built a number of useful navigation aids into the website to benefit all of our users:

Tab Indexes

We have specified a tabbing order for the menu items on the website. This is useful for users who don't use a mouse to get around the page. When each page loads, it is possible to use the Tab key to access the search feature and all the main navigation buttons in a sequential fashion.

Skip Navigation

A function is provided for users of adaptive devices to allow them to skip through the main navigation on each page if they wish. Screen readers will read out each and every menu option exhaustively on each page, so this function allows a user to go directly to the page content if they wish.

Breadcrumbing

Breadcrumbing is used on the website to add extra navigation information and to help users locate themselves within the website.

Site Map & Search Engine

There is a site map available and a search box can be found on the top of all pages for quick access to information and content.