Website Accessibility

Policy

Our accessibility policy is simple - all of our services and facilities, whether web based or otherwise, should be as accessibile as possible for all users, regardless of their capabilities. Not only do we try to ensure there is no discrimination based on a visitor's abilities, but we try and offer positive assistance to disadvantaged users.

Using the Site

Access Keys

The following shortcut keys are availble on the GAP 66 website. They are available from every page and in every browser unless otherwise stated. Some of these conflict with the standard access keys of some common browsers. For Internet Explorer on a Windows operating system you can use the built in shortcuts by pressing Alt first, and then the access key. To use the GAP 66 keys press Alt and the access key at the same time.

Note that this applies only for Windows on the PC platform, other platforms may or may not offer certain features, or may implement them differently, such as using Ctrl + access key on a Macintosh computer.

• A. Accessibility Page (this page).
• B. Shopping Basket.
• C. E-Commerce Section Home Page.
• D. Database Design & Hosting Section Home Page.
• E. Help (Also F1 but see note 2).
• F. Add Favourite (See notes 2 & 3).
• G. Glossary (Selected pages only).
• H. Hosting & Domain Names Section Home Page.
• I. Website Search.
• J. Jump to Menu (See note 1).
• K. Contact, Feedback & Map.
• L. Personalise (Site Options).
• M. Site Map.
• N. Domain Name Search.
• O. Home Page (All except home page).
• P. Print (See note 3).
• Q. Request A Quote.
• R. Recommend this Site.
• S. Shop.
• T. Training Section Home Page.
• U. Terms of Use & Copyright.
• V. Privacy Statement.
• W. Website Design Section Home Page.
• X. Upgrade XML (See notes 3 & 4).
• Z. Back to Top (See note 1).

Access Key Notes

1. Browsers/layout dependent.
2. Internet Explorer only.
3. Javascript-enabled only.
4. MSXML version pre version 3.

Tab Orders

It is possible in most browsers on most platforms to move between the links on a web page using the Tab key. In standards compliant browsers it is possible for the web author to define the order in which the links are traversed; in this website the order is as follows:

1. Relative location indicator ('You are here:') links.
2. Jump to Menu link.
3. Links in introductory paragraph.
4. Related pages links.
5. Links in the page content, from top to bottom.
6. Links for non-standards compliant browsers.
7. Links for browsers with no script support.
8. Back to Top link.
9. Website menu from top to bottom.
10. Print, Add Favourite/Sidebar, Recommend links.
11. Shop, Site Map and Request Quote links.
12. View Basket
13. Search fields (website and domain names).
14. Contact details, email and feedback links.
15. Personalise (Show/hide Site Options)
16. Terms, accessibility, privacy and help links.

Note that some of these links may not be visible in some modes, may not be present on some pages, or may function differntly depending on browser support.

Screen Support & Text Sizes

For users with a standards-compliant browser and good eyesight, this site is best viewed at a resolution of between 1024 x 768 and 1600 x 1200 on a landscape-oriented monitor. To aid people with poor sight or visual impairements a smaller resolution is recommended. While all pages display correctly at 800 x 600 and most at 640 x 480 the accessibility stylesheet layout is recommended at these resolutions if available in your browser. Many browsers allow the user to choose the size of text on a web page, e.g. in Internet Explorer this is found under the View menu - "Text Size". This is also available on the site options page.

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Browsers & Standards

Supported Standards

We believe that every page of the GAP 66 website conforms to WAI/WCAG Triple A accessibility guidelines. This means we have designed the site to meet all the priority 1, 2 and 3 checkpoints for making website content accessible.

All of the various formats of this website comply with version 1 of the XML standard. The particular XML application supported depends on the site version; e.g. the web version produces XHTML.

All web pages in the GAP 66 website are valid XHTML version 1. Valid markup helps to ensure a consistent browsing experience in conforming browsers, and allows assistive technologies such as screen readers to correctly process the page content.

All pages in the GAP 66 website use valid Cascading Style Sheets, conforming to version 2 of the standard. We have provided a special accessibility layout stylesheet if you have difficulty using the default one, and your browser supports alternative stylesheets.

This website supports the W3C's P3Pv1 standard for Internet Privacy Preferences. Details are available on the privacy page.

This website has been labelled with ICRA, which helps accessibility by correctly identifying the website content to Internet filtering software. The ICRA system complies with the W3C's PICS standard.

To increase the accessibility of this website there is a WAP version available. This version is available using any WAP compatible device that supports WML versions 1.1 or 2.

This websites also conforms to the United States Section 508 accessibility guidelines and the United Kingdom's Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001.

Validation

There are several online validation services available, and several websites including the W3C maintain reasonably current lists. We provide the following links for your convenience, but cannot guarantee their functionality. While we work hard to try and avoid broken links, if you think you've found one please take a second and tell us by email to info@gap66.com or by using the feedback page. Thank you.

This site has been extensively tested for accessibility using the Bobby online accessiblity validation service from Watchfire, the Lift Online Accessibility validation service from UsableNet and the Cynthia Says online accessiblitiy validation service from HiSoftware. We recommend the Cynthia Says service for the quality of the reports generated.

The W3C have provided an accessibility conformance explanation detailing the requirements for each level of conformance. You can check this page for XHTML standards conformance at the w3.org website using their online validation service. Also available at the same website is an online CSS standards validator, and an online P3P standards validator.

For more general online website testing we recommend Net Mechanic, where there are free trials of services including load time testing, browser support, spell checking and more.

Browser Information

Specific browser-dependent accessibility features include:

• Pages designed for screen readers and text-to-speech systems.
• Aural stylesheets to help assistive technologies correctly interpret page content.
• VoiceXML browser support.
• Small screen and mobile device support.
• Black and white rendering supported.

For a complete breakdown of the browsers, platforms and assistive technologies supported by this website please see the browser support page.

Requirements

To make the most of the accessibility features built into the GAP 66 website we recommend a standards-compliant web browser with support for all the items on the following list, however none of these features are required for the website to perform it's basic functions.

• Images.
• Stylesheets.
• Javascript.
• VBScript (Internet Explorer).
• Cookies.
• XML.
• 16 bit colour depth.

For detailed website requirements please see the website help page.

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