Accessibility Statement
Learning World Academies recognises the importance of providing a website that is inclusive and available for all user groups.
Approach
We believe the web pages on the site are, as a minimum, in line with all of the priority level 1 criteria of World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C’s) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Screen reader / voice browser / screen magnifier users
Our navigation mechanisms are accessible by screen readers and voice browsers.
Text equivalents of all images have been provided and the relevant page and table header tags inserted.
Alternative mechanisms have been provided where JavaScript is used within the site.
Partially sighted users - changing the font size
We have provided the facility to change the font size of the text used on our web pages.
A the top-right of the page, the font size can be set to small, default or large. In addition, a high contrast facility has been provided.
Zoom
In Firefox 3 and Internet Explorer 7, the whole website can be zoomed in by pressing Ctrl and +. To zoom out, simply press Ctrl and -.
Keyboard-only users
The web pages on the site have been tested for use in keyboard-only operation. When using the forms or controls for the tools, the keys to use are as follows:
- To select from dropdown boxes, use up and down arrow keys
- To select/unselect a check box, use the space bar
- To move forward between links, use the tab key
- To move back between links, use the Shift + tab keys
- To initiate an action button, use the Enter key when the action button is selected
