New Campus Glasgow

introduction

The New Campus Glasgow website follows best practice guidelines for accessibility.

standards compliance

The site uses valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional and CSS 2 throughout.

All pages within the site comply with the WAI WCAG Priority 1 checkpoints. Many Priority 2 & 3 guidelines have also been followed in the creation of this website.

accesskeys

Accesskeys allow users to navigate through the main pages and content of a site without needing to use a mouse.

The accesskeys for this site are:

0

accessibility statement page

1

home page

2

about us page

3

project page

4

news page

5

your views page

6

procurement page

7

contact us page

8

privacy policy page

To use the accesskeys, press the “Alt” button (on Windows) or the “Ctrl” + “Alt” button (on a Mac) at the same time as the relevant accesskey.

navigation and links

navigation

The menus on the site do not use JavaScript, ensuring that all pages are navigable if it is disabled.

opening links

Links within the main content of the site are clearly identified with underlined text.

text and images

use of text

Where possible, and without compromising design, text has been used instead of images on this website. Navigation, page titles, headings, links and other elements have been created using accessible html text.

images

All content images include descriptive ALT text attributes.

contrast and colour

contrast

The site has been tested to ensure that pages provide sufficient contrast when viewed by users with colour blindness, or when viewed on a monochrome screen.

colour

No information is conveyed through colour alone.