Accessibility statement
The practice of web site accessibility is concerned with improving the accessibility
of web site content to as wide
an audience as possible (including search engines), regardless of their browsing
software, viewing platform or level of (mental or physical) ability.
Universal Leonardo and web accessibility
This web site has been built in accordance with WCAG and Section
508 accessibility guidelines. In other words, the site has been authored
to maximise the accessibility to its content. These guidelines provide a
set of practical check points to help both web site developers build accessible
sites, and also to improve the user experience of visitors to a web site.
This web site has been tested across the following browsers:
- Firefox 1.0 (Windows & Mac)
- IE 6.0 (Windows)
- IE 5.5 (Windows)
- NN 7 (Windows)
- NN 4.77 (Windows)
- Opera 7 (Windows)
- IE 5 (Windows & Mac)
- Safari (Mac)
Techniques
This web site uses the following techniques to enhance the accessibility of its content.
- Access Keys - to provide non-mouse visitors with shortcut key access to content
- ALT text - Meaningful alternative text for images for non-visual
browsers
- CSS - complete separation of style from content
- Device independent design providing open access to content on all platforms and devices
- Meaningful page title tags to provide search engines and
visitors with a cue to where the are within the site
- Print style sheet to provide print-friendly version of pages, without duplicating site content
- Semantic XHTML – correctly structured HTML documents, with meaningful content hierarchy
- Skip navigation link to allow non-visual browsers to skip navigation links
- Tab indexes to provide non-mouse visitors with access
to content
- Title attributes to provide helpful hints/tool tips
Helpful Links
Below is a list of helpful links about building accessible web sites: