Accessibility
The APOS web site has been designed with a commitment to accessibility. This includes ensuring the site complies with the following standards:
The site also makes use of accesskeys, has a logical structure and has good contrast between backgrounds and text to aid readability.
Accesskeys
Accesskeys provide keyboard shortcuts allowing the APOS site to be navigated without the use of a mouse.
- if you have a Windows-based system press the ‘Alt key’ and the accesskey, and you may have to press the 'Enter' key as well, and
- if you have a Macintosh system press the ‘Ctrl key’ and the accesskey.
These are the accesskeys used on the APOS web site and their corresponding function:
| Key | Name | Function |
|---|---|---|
| S | Skip navigation | Moves the focus of the browser to the main content area of a page. |
| 0 | Accesibility | Go to this page. |
| 1 | Home page | Go to the APOS home page. |
| 2 | Who we are | Go to the Who we are page. |
| 3 | Site Map | Go to the Site Map page. |
| 4 | What we do | Go to the What we do page. |
| 5 | Members | Go to the Members page. |
| 6 | Annual Report | Go to the Annual Report page. |
| 7 | Contact us | Go to the Contact us page. |
| 8 | Freedom of Information | Go to the Freedom of Information page. |
| 9 | Site Feedback | Go to the Site Feedback page. |
Colour blindness
The site has also been tested for clarity for those who have colour blindness. The following pictures show the homepage when viewed by someone with different colour blindness conditions. The main aim is to ensure that navigation is not obscured because of lack of contrast or two colours appearing to be the same side by side.
Deuteranopia, red/green colour deficit
Protanopia, Another form of red/green colour deficit
Tritanopia, Blue/yellow colour deficit
If you are having problems viewing any pages within the web site please let us know via the Site Feedback form.