West Devon Community and Voluntary Services
Accessibility Statement
West Devon Council for Voluntary Service recognises the importance of providing a website that is accessible to all user groups, including the disabled.
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We have implemented the following accessibility features on this website to make it easier to use for people with disabilities.
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You may also need to review the accessibility features in your browser .
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Standards compliance outline how we measure our site's accessibility.
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Please contact us if you have any questions or feedback regarding the accessibility of this site, or if you experience any difficulty using it.
accessibility features on this website
The following features improve navigation for screen reader users, keyboard navigation and users of text-only browsers.
Navigation shortcuts
There is a short menu at the start of every page that allows you to jump directly to the most important parts of the page, including main content and navigation. Sighted people who use the keyboard to navigate will see these links appear on screen when using the Tab key to navigate through the page.
Each shortcut has an access key assigned.
Access keys
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that replace the need to use the mouse for navigation, in browsers that support them. In Internet Explorer on Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key. Then press Enter to activate the link.
The following access keys are available throughout the website:
h Jump to Homepage
c (Skip navigation) Jump to main content
n Jump to Navigation menu
a Jump to Accessibility Statement (this page)
m Jump to Site Map
a Jump to About Us page
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Jump to About Us page
2 Jump to Advice and Information page
3 Jump to Services page
4 Jump to Newsletter page
5 Jump to Resources and Downloads page
6 Jump to Partnership Working page
7 Jump to Volunteering page
8 Jump to Useful Links page
9 Jump to Contact Us page
Structured, semantic markup: Headings and navigation menus
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HTML heading tags are used to convey document structure. H1 tags are used for main titles, H2 tags for subtitles, and so on. For example, on this page, JAWS users can skip to the next section within the accessibility statement by pressing ALT+INSERT+2.
Images
All content images used in this site include descriptive alt attributes.
Colours
We have checked the site's font and background colour combinations against the different colour blindness conditions and ensured that all information is still clear.
If you wish to override the site's colours, you can import your own style sheet .
Font sizes
You may change the font size of this document to your preference through your browser:
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In Internet Explorer, select View , then Text Size , and then your preferred size.
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In Netscape select View , then Text Zoom , and then your preferred percentage size.
If you wish to override the site's font settings, you can import your own style sheet .
Style sheets
This site uses Cascading Style Sheets ( CSS ) for visual layout. If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the use of structured semantic markup ensures that the content of each page is still readable and clearly structured.
If you wish, you may import your own stylesheet into this website:
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In Internet Explorer select Tools , then Internet Options , and then Accessibility . Next click on any or all of three checkboxes to ignore colours, font styles or font sizes. In the same window you can change your style sheet by clicking the checkbox that says, format document using my style sheet, then simply browse to your style sheet and click OK.
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In Netscape select Edit , then Preferences and then Appearance . You will then be given the choice to specify your own colours and fonts.
Tables
Tables are not used for layout.
Links
Linking text have been written to make sense out of context.
Where appropriate, links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail, for example to advise you if the link will open in a new window.
Accessibility features in your browser
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Internet Explorer
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Netscape Navigator
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Keyboard shortcuts:
http://help.netscape.com/netscape7/shortcuts.html , http://www.mozilla.org/projects/ui/accessibility -
In Netscape, you can specify your own fonts and colours by selecting Edit , then Preferences and then Appearance .
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Standards compliance
Our pages conform at a minimum to Level AA compliance as specified by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The majority of AAA requirements are also met.
All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional and use structured semantic markup.
The layout and formatting of all pages is controlled using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and the stylesheets have all been validated. All pages can be viewed equally well with the default stylesheet switched off and the user's own stylesheet applied.
We strive to obey the spirit of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 with respect to the provision of services online, as required by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) .
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