Accessibility
How to use this resource
You don't need to navigate this site in any particular order - just
dip in to look for the information you need.
To help you move around, we have designed this site to be clear and
consistent in both visual and non-visual browsers.
- Main section and home links are always in upper banner.
- Every page includes a crumb trail navigation at the top.
- Every page includes a link to a print friendly version at top
right.
Student comments
Each section includes advice and comments from recent university
students, which you can listen to or read. Clicking on a link like
this takes you to a comment on the current topic.
Printing
- Click on this icon
to
open a print friendly version of the current page.
- Click on these icons
to download a Word or PDF document, for example a worksheet of the
current learning activity.
Access keys
Access keys (keyboard shortcuts) allow you to jump to sections of
a website without using your mouse.
This site uses the following keyboard shortcuts:
S - Skip to main content
0 - Accessibility
1 - 'Get ready for university' home
3 - Site map
6 - About this site
8 - Terms of Use
9 - Feedback form
A - Getting started at uni
B - Managing uni studies
C - Managing information
D - Writing and presenting
How to use the access keys
PC
- Internet Explorer: Press Alt and the shortcut key,
then Enter.
- Netscape: Press Alt and the shortcut key together.
Macintosh
- Internet Explorer/Netscape: Press Ctrl, then the
shortcut key.
Use of graphics and media
- The graphics in this site are designed to support and communicate
content without distracting.
- So that they make sense in non-visual browsers, all content
images have alternative text.
- In a few places we use graphic links, and in this case the
"title" attribute of the image describes the link.
- We provide alternative text content for all detailed graphics
and embedded media.
- More detailed images and diagrams include a "long description". You can access these by clicking on the [D]
link next to the image.
Use of Flash
- Some parts of this site use Adobe Flash, for example for interactive
diagrams and self-test activities.
- You can access a text version of the current activity by clicking on the [T] link next to the activity.
- Use the [W] link to open the current activity
in a new window, if you need to enlarge the view, or to navigate
the activity using the keyboard.
Text and layout
- This site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to format text and
layout. You can override this with a custom style sheet if you wish.
- All text content is structured using <h1>, <h2>,
<h3>.
- You can resize text in your browser. Go to View > Text
size in Internet Explorer, or View > Text Zoom in
Netscape.
- Any tables used only for layout have empty 'summary' attributes,
and no table or column headers.
- In data or listing tables, table
summaries describe content and table headers describe column contents.
Standards compliance
Testing
- Minimum testing covers recent versions of the most commonly used
browsers:
- PC: Internet Explorer, Netscape
- Macintosh: Internet Explorer, Netscape, Safari, Firefox
Download reader software
References
If you have any problems using this resource,
please get in touch.
Mary Hutchison, Learning Technologist
Edinburgh Napier University
Email: m.hutchison@napier.ac.uk
