SouthernConnections Accessibility
This is the accessibility statement for Southern Connections.
Access keys
Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing site-defined access keys.
For example, Windows users should press ALT + an access key.
Similarly, Macintosh users should press Control + an access key.
All pages on this site define the following access keys:
- Access key T - Home page (Top)
- Access key W - Web-Site Automation
- Access key M - Method
- Access key P - Promotion
- Access key A - Analysis
- Access key C - Contact
- Access key F - Frequently Asked Questions
- Access key B - Blog
- Access key H - Help
Standards compliance
- Our site is intended to be Bobby AAA approved, complying with all the Bobby guidelines. Whether we have succeeded is a matter of judgement. We have reviewed the guidelines and believe that our pages comply.
- Our site is intended to be WCAG AAA approved, complying wih all priority 1, 2, and 3 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Whether we have succeeded is a matter of judgment. We have reviewed the guidelines and believe that our pages comply.
- Our site is intended to comply with U.S. Section 508 Guidelines. .
- All pages on this site validate as XHTML 1.0 Strict. You may use the links at the bottom of every page to test us.
Links
- Most links feature title attributes which describe the link in greater detail, unless the text of the link itself properly describes the target.
- We strive to make our links are intended to be self-documenting.
Image use
- All images used in this site include descriptive alt attributes. Even purely decorative graphics include descriptive alt attributes.
- Complex images feature longdesc attributes which explain the significance of those images to non-visual readers.
Visual design
- This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout.
- We use relative font sizes, compatible with the user-specified "text size" option in visual browsers.
- Each page offers a javascript-based text-resizing utility -- actually a stylesheet switcher.
- For those whose browsers do not support CSS, the content of each pages is still readable.
Accessibility references
- W3 accessibility guidelines explained.
- W3 accessibility techniques: how to implement the guidelines.
- W3 accessibility checklist.
- U.S. Section 508 accessibility guidelines.
Accessibility software
- JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.
- Home Page Reader, a screen reader for Windows. A downloadable demo is available.
- Lynx, a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
- Links, a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
Accessibility services and software
- Bobby, a free service to analyze web pages for compliance to accessibility guidelines.
- HTML Validator, a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards.
- Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer, a tool for viewing your web pages without a variety of modern browser features.
- Lynx Viewer, a free service for viewing what web pages as they would appear in the pure-text Web browser, Lynx.
Online accessibility materials and resources
- Building Accessible Websites. This is a comprehensive reference.
- Dive Into Accessibility: 30 days to a more accessible web site.
- Designing More Usable Web Sites, a useful list of resources.
- WebAIM, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving access to online learning.