Accessibility
Spectrum Housing Group is aware that many of our customers have varying
needs or a disability which may affect how they may view and access the
web.
We are committed to ensuring that all of our content and facilities
can be used by all our customers. The following highlights some of the
initiatives designed to make the Web site interface and content more usable
and accessible.
Overall framework and interface
The overall Web site has been designed to provide users with a seamless view
and user experience of the company.
The framework and interface has been designed
to provide a consistent structure throughout the Web site, so users will know
exactly where to find navigation, content and important functionality and information.
The
structure of the interface is broken down as follows:
- Top bar – This includes the company branding
and breadcrumb links. All these features are accessible throughout the
Web site. Clicking on a top-level navigation link takes you to a section
homepage.
- Left panel – This contains the secondary navigation
system and links on content pages, which provide access to the key areas
and content within the section.
- Content area – The central content area updates
to present the page of content that has been selected.
- Footer – This contains links to privacy information
and accessibility links.
W3C Compliance
The Spectrum Housing Group Web site has been designed to comply with the guidelines
issued by W3C/WAI. All templates meet priority 1 (A) guidelines of the W3C
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Many pages within this site exceed Level
A by satisfying the majority of Level AA and AAA compliance requirements.
Accesskeys
Most browsers support access key functionality, which provide access to key
parts of the Web site interface. To use access keys follow the following guidelines:
- For Windows users, you can press “ALT” plus the listed access
key
- For Macintosh users, you can press “Control” plus the listed
access key
- Pressing “Enter” will then take you to the page.
We have included the below access keys:
1 - Homepage
2 - Corporate
3 - News
4 - Documents
5 - Careers
6 - Training & Conferences
7 - Contact
To further help remember these keys
please note that links in the footer that can be activated by accesskeys
will indicate this by having the key listed in brackets as part of the link
description.
Visual design
- Colours – We have tried to use colours throughout
the Web site that provide maximum contrast between foreground and background
items.
- Images – All graphics and images throughout the
Web site have been assigned an Alt-text attribute, which describes the
contents or function of the item.