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Accessibility

We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

This website offers an automatic accessibility tool to conform as closely as possible to the standards set by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at the AA level.

To access and configure the accessibility features, click on the floating accessibility widget placed on the left hand side of the screen.

 

Measures taken to make this website more accessible

EqualWeb’s automatic accessibility tool implements the following measures to websites on which it is installed:

  • Enable keyboard navigation.
  • Fonts – Ability to increase and decrease the site font, adjust, align etc.
  • Change color contrast based on dark background.
  • Change color contrast based on a light background.
  • Change the Site’s colors.
  • Matching and monochrome option for color blind people.
  • Change the font for readability.
  • Increase the cursor and change its color to black or white.
  • Increase the display to 200%.
  • Highlight links on the site.
  • Highlighting headers on the site.
  • Display an alternative description of the images.
  • Increase the content chosen by the cursor, showed in a tooltip.
  • Describe words by mouse selection.
  • Describe words by mouse selection.
  • Enables users to type contents using the mouse.
  • Stops blinking and flashing of moving elements
  • Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera and Safari VoiceOver on a MAC. We have also addressed JAWS and NVDA assistive technologies for Windows and MAC.

 

Technical specifications

Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

 

Use of Third-Party Sites & Components

Some 3rd party components or websites used on the website, such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or Google Maps, which are not controlled by us, may present challenges for individuals with disabilities that we are not able to remedy.

 

Where possible use an up-to-date browser

By using an up-to-date browser (the program you use to access the internet) you will have access to a much richer set of options to aid you as you navigate your way around this site.

The standard browsers we would recommend are below with links to install each of them:

Once installed, each will bring its own selection of accessibility options and may allow further options via the use of plug-ins. For more details see the Accessibility page for each one:

* Please note Microsoft 365 ended support for Internet Explorer on August 17, 2021, and Microsoft Teams ended support for IE on November 30, 2020. Internet Explorer was discontinued on June 15, 2022.

 

Keyboard Short Cuts / Access Keys

Browser Page Shortcut
Windows Firefox or Chrome Home Shift + Alt + 1
Skip navigation menu Shift + Alt + 2
Microsoft Edge Home Alt + 1
Skip navigation menu Alt + 2
Safari Home Ctrl + Alt + 1
Skip navigation menu Ctrl + Alt + 2
MacOS Safari Home Command + Alt + 1
Skip navigation menu Command + Alt + 2
Firefox or Chrome Home Command + Shift + 1
Skip navigation menu Command + Shift + 2

 

Options in your browser

Most modern browsers all share the most common accessibility tools, here is a list of useful features.

 

Incremental Search

Incremental search allows you to progressively search a web page for a particular word or phrase on a page. To enable this on your browser, press and hold Ctrl/Command and then tap F. This will open a box to type your search into. As you type, the matches will be highlighted on the page for you.

 

Spatial Navigation

Hitting tab will jump you to each of the items you can interact with on any page. Holding the SHIFT key and then pressing tab will take you to the previous item.

 

Caret Navigation (Internet Explorer and Firefox only)

Instead of using a mouse to select text and move around within a webpage, you can use standard navigation keys on your keyboard: Home, End, Page Up, Page Down & the arrow keys. This feature is named after the caret, or cursor, that appears when you edit a document.

To turn this feature on, press the F7 key at the top of your keyboard and choose whether to enable the caret on the tab you are viewing or all your tabs.

 

Space bar

Pressing the space bar on a web page will move the page you are viewing down to the next visible part of the page.

 

Text fonts

Depending on your browser, you can override all fonts on the site to one that is easier for you to read. Options can be found in your browser’s settings/preferences.

Change Font in Firefox

Change Font in Chrome

Apple Safari Logo Change Font in Safari

Change Font in Edge

 

Enlarge your view

You can activate the browser zoom via these keyboard shortcuts

Zoom in Firefox

Zoom in Chrome

Apple Safari Logo Zoom in Safari

Zoom in Edge

 

Options on your computer

To zoom your entire computer screen

Apple Mac and Windows operating system both contain options to enlarge your view of your screen:

Windows
Apple OS X

 

Make your computer read the site aloud

This website has been built with screen readers in mind. Menus, pictures and inputs will have the correct tags and mark up to compliment your chosen screen reader.

 

Control your computer with your voice

Apple Mac and Windows operating systems both provide ways to control your computer with voice recognition:
Windows
Apple OS X

Third party voice recognition software is available too.

 

Notes, Comments, and Feedback

Despite our efforts to make this website accessible to as many people as possible, it is possible that some pages or sections on this website have not yet been made fully accessible, for a variety of reasons. We are dedicated to keep improving the accessibility features of our site.

If you have encountered an accessibility-related malfunction or a bug on this website or if you would like to suggest an improvement or a new feature, please don’t hesitate to contact us.