About www.ivisgroup.com
General accessibility
Using the site
Change your browser settings - find out how to change the font type, colour and size to suit your needs.
Tips for screenreader users about how the site is structured.
Where to start
Use the sitemap to get an overview of what is on the site or try one of the category pages:
All of these categories can be accessed quickly from any page, using the top menu at the top of the page.
How the site is built for accessibility
Standards
All pages on this site are as close to the WCAG AA level as possible, complying with the applicable priority 1 and 2 guidelines of the first version of the W3C WAI's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Whilst we would like to say this is categorically so, many of these issues are subjective and therefore a judgement call on our part; additionally many guidelines are intentionally vague and can not be tested automatically.
We have reviewed all the guidelines and believe that all these pages are in compliance.
We have strived to make all pages on this site validate as HTML 4.01 Strict.
Layout
The site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to control all of the presentation and layout.
Tables are only used for data presentation.
As a result screen reader users for instance can use the screen reader's navigation short-cut keys to get around the site.
If you are listening to the site, menus are grouped together in a logical fashion.
Content
The content has been written and formatted to make it accessible. For example:
- Headings highlight sections of text
- Sentences are short with the meaning at the beginning
- Links use meaningful text where applicable
- Forms and interactive page elements an be navigated using the tab key.
Access Keys
A limited range of access keys have been implemented on the IVIS site to allow you to navigate around the site without using a mouse.
They can be used to jump directly to different sections of the site or certain areas within a page, without having to move your mouse at all.
Access Key |
Function |
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0 |
Accessibility page / access key details |
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1 |
IVIS home page |
|
6 |
Help |
|
8 |
Terms and Conditions |
How to use Access Keys in your Browser
|
Browser |
What to do |
|
Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER |
|
Internet Explorer 4 (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
|
Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
|
Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac) |
Access keys are not supported |
|
Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac) |
Access keys are not supported |
|
Netscape 7 (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
|
Chrome, Google (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
|
Firefox, Mozilla (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
|
Firefox, Mozilla (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
|
Safari and Omniweb (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
|
Opera |
Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the access key |
Please note that some assistive technology tools such as the IBM HomePage Reader and WindowEyes already make use of the alt+[access key] combinations. As such, users of these tools will not be able to use these access keys.
Accessibility Barriers
As part of our commitment to making the visitor experience consistent for all we will continue to work on improving our website, in the meantime should you experience any difficulties please contact us explaining the problems you encountered.