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Accessibility

The CSA website employs accessibility features to make information more accessible to people using assistive technologies, or with additional needs:

  • Site graphics have text alternates
  • The site navigation is designed to be functional in browsers where scripting is disabled
  • The site can be navigated without the use of a mouse (see Keyboard Shortcuts below)
  • The site uses relative font sizes so text can be enlarged or reduced using the text size options available in visual browsers (see instructions below)
  • The site style is controlled with CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to ensure that the semantic structure of the information is preserved; the CSA styles can be replaced by user-defined style sheets (see instructions below)
  • The site follows World Wide Web and UK Government accessibility guidelines, and has been tested for compliance with W3C WCAG Priorities 1 and 2
    WCAG A Compliant WCAG AA Compliant

Keyboard Shortcuts

There is no standard for the use of keyboard shortcuts, but the CSA site follows the guidelines set out by the UK Government for its own web pages. These and other keyboard shortcuts are as follows:

Access KeyLinks to...
sskips to the main content
1Homepage
2Contact
3Sitemap
4Search
5About
6Advice and Info
7Education
8CSA Projects
9Support Us
0Accessibility
-Terms and Conditions

The procedure for using access keys varies depending on the web browser you view the site with. The following table shows the access key combinations for a range of web browsers:

Operating SystemBrowserAccess Key Combination
PC WindowsInternet Explorer 4 and aboveALT + accesskey (to focus the link) + ENTER to activate
K-meleonALT + accesskey
MozillaALT + accesskey
Netscape 6 and aboveALT + accesskey
Opera 7SHIFT + ESC, followed by accesskey
MAC OS 9All browsersNot supported
MAC OS XNetscape 6 and aboveCONTROL + accesskey
OmniWeb 4Not supported
OperaNot supported
SafariNot supported

Resizing of text

Users are able to increase the size of the text. The procedure for doing so differs from one browser to the next. Outlined below are the procedures for some popular browsers:

Operating SystemBrowserInstructions
PC WindowsInternet Explorer 3 and 4View > Fonts
Internet Explorer 5+View > Text Size
K-meleonView > Increase Font / Decrease Font
MozillaView > Increase Text Size / Decrease Text Size
Netscape 6View > Text Size
Netscape 7View > Text Zoom
Opera 5 and 6Use dropdown menu on 'progress' bar
Opera 7View > Zoom
MACI-CabView > Font Size
Internet Explorer 4.5View > Text Size
Internet Explorer 5+View > Text Zoom
Netscape 4View > Increase/Decrease Font Size
Netscape 7View > Text Zoom
Opera 5 and 6Use dropdown menu on 'progress' bar
OmniWeb 4Browser > Bigger Text / Smaller Text
SafariView > Text Size

Using your own stylesheet

If you experience problems with the colour balance, contrast or readability of the CSA site, you may want to use your own stylesheet.

Several pre-defined stylesheets are available from the W3C site under Core Styles. Save the chosen CSS file to your hard disk, or create your own stylesheet.

Now you need to set your browser to use the CSS file.

  • For PC Windows users using Opera, go to Preferences and then Document Appearance, and enter the name of your CSS file under Style Sheet File
  • For PC Windows users using Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to Edit > Internet Options, then General and choose the Accessibility button. You can then specify your CSS file after checking the checkbox labeled 'Format documents using my style sheet'
  • For Mac users using Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to Explorer > Preferences, then Web Browser > Web Content, then Show Stylesheets > Use any stylesheet.
  • For Mac users using Safari, go to Safari > Preferences, then Advanced > Stylesheet, and specify your stylesheet.
  • For users on other operating systems or using different browsers, consult the 'help' menu of your application.