WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY
We
know
that
having
a
website
which
is
accessible
for
everyone
is
incredibly
important.
Therefore
we
are
committed
to
adhering
to
appropriate
accessibility
standards
and
guidelines,
and
to
delivering
a
great
website
experience
to
the
widest
possible
audience.
This
statement
outlines
our
UK
standards
of
compliance,
and
provides
additional
instructions
on
how to make the most of your visit to
brookfields.net
Text resizing
If
you
have
a
general
problem
with
the
size
of
text
on
websites
you
can
change
settings
within
your
browser
to
increase
the
default
size
of
"normal"
text
-
this
has
the
effect
of
enlarging
the
page
on
all
the
websites
that
you
visit
(provided
those
websites
have been built in an accessible way)
•
Macintosh
(Safari,
Firefox
and
most
other
browsers)
:
Hold
down
the
Command
key
and
press
+
or
Hold
down
the Command key and press –
•
Internet
Explorer
:
From
the
menu
bar
underneath
the
search field, select Page or View and point to Text size
•
Chrome,
Mozilla,
Firefox
and
most
other
browsers
(PC)
:
Hold
down
the
CTRL
key
and
press
+
or
Hold
down
the
CTRL key and press -
•
Generally,
holding
down
the
Ctrl
key
and
press
+
/
scroll
mouse
wheel
up
to
zoom
in;
and
holding
down
the
Ctrl
key and press - / scroll mouse wheel up to zoom out
W3C standards
This
website
has
been
built
in
accordance
with
the
Web
Content
Accessibility
Guidelines
1.0
(WCAG
1.0)
established
by
the
World
Wide
Web
Consortium's
(W3C),
using
code
compliant
with
W3C
standards
for
XHTML
and
CSS.
These
guidelines
aim
to
make
web
content
more
accessible
for
people
with disabilities/impairments.
All
pages
are
checked
in
accordance
with
Disability
Discrimination
Act
(DDA)
guidelines
and
we
aim
to
adhere/comply to these guidelines as far as possible.
Access keys
All
links
and
user
interfaces
are
designed
to
be
navigable
with
a
keyboard.
The
active
link
in
focus
is
highlighted
with
a
visible
border.
First
press
the
TAB
key
on
any
page
opens
a
quick
menu
which
enables users to skip to the site menu or page content.
Press ENTER to follow a link or activate a form control
Press TAB to navigate to the next link
Press SHIFT + TAB to navigate to the previous link
Images
All
content
images
used
in
this
site
include
descriptive
ALT
attributes.
Visual design
This
site
uses
CSS
for
visual
layout.
If
your
browser
or
browsing
device
does
not
support
stylesheets
at
all,
the
content
of
each
page is still readable.
Compatibility with tools
This
website
aims
to
be
compatible
with
recent
versions
of
the
following screen readers:
NVDA
-
Download
the
reader
here
:
https://www.nvaccess.org/download/
JAWS
-
Download
the
reader
here
:
https://www.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS
The
website
is
also
compatible
with
default
voice
over
technologies found in iOS, Windows and Android devices.
How to change colour contrast of websites
For
a
Windows
PC,
or
a
Mac
please
refer
to
the
BBC
website
for
handy
tips
on
how
to
personalise
your
viewing
experience
when
visiting websites : http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility
On your browser:
•
In
Internet
Explorer,
click
"Tools",
then
select
"Internet
options".
From
within
the
"General"
tab,
click
the
"Colours"
button.
Deselect
the
"Use
Windows
colours"
checkbox
and
change
the
colour
by
selecting
the
colour
swatch.
Then,
select
"Accessibility"
within
the
"Internet
options"
window
and select "Ignore colours specified on web pages".
•
In
Firefox,
click
"Tools",
then
select
"Options".
From
within
the
"Colours"
tab,
click
the
"Colours"
button.
Select
the
appropriate
colours
from
the
colour
swatch
and
un-tick
the
checkbox
labelled
"Allow
pages
to
choose
their
own
colours,
instead of my selections above" and click OK.
Accessible formats
We
aim
to
present
all
important
information
as
HTML
webpages,
but
often
we
create
datasheets
and
easy
read
flyers
that
you
can
download
and
print.
These
are
normally
in
PDF
(Portable
Document
Format).
If
you
have
any
problems
downloading
or
reading
these
files,
you
may
need
to
download
additional
software
:
If
you
can't
open
a
PDF
file
try
downloading
the
latest
Adobe
Reader
software
In
addition,
you
can
visit
the
Adobe
accessibility
features
webpage
for
more
details
on
how
to
use
their
built
in
tools
:
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:
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Digital accessibility resources
Web
accessibility
refers
to
the
inclusive
practice
of
removing
barriers
that
prevent
interaction
with,
or
access
to
websites,
by
people
with
disabilities.
When
sites
are
correctly
designed,
developed
and
edited,
all
users
have
equal
access
to
information
and
functionality.
Here
are
some
additional
useful
resources
related to web accessibility;
•
Equality
Act
2010
–
UK
Equality
legislation
:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents
•
BBC
Accessibility
–
Excellent
resource
with
tips,
guides,
links to resources, etc : http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility
•
Microsoft
Accessibility
Overview
–
Accessibility
Learning
:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/
•
Outlaw.com
–
contains
the
popular
'Disabled
access
to
websites
under
UK
law'
guide,
and
news
articles
relating
to
accessibility and the law : http://www.out-law.com/
•
WebAim
–
The
Web
Accessibility
in
Mind
Project
provides
a
number
of
articles,
a
discussion
forum
and
a
number
of
simulations
which
is
useful
for
testing
websites
:
http://www.webaim.org
•
Wikipedia
–
Web
accessibility;
technologies,
web
design,
essential
web
components,
legislation,
audits,
etc
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_accessibility
•
WAVE
–
Website
Accessibility
Evaluation
Tool
:
http://wave.webaim.org/
•
The
World
Wide
Web
Consortium
(W3C)
-
is
the
global
authority
on
accessible
design
standards
:
http://wwww.w3c.org
•
Making your service accessible - Meeting government
accessibility requirements : https://www.gov.uk/service-
manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service/making-your-
service-accessible-an-introduction
Accessibility testing
Our
website
was
tested
which
highlighted
some
minor
issues
that we are working through currently.
We
are
working
on
these
areas
with
our
goal
to
have
in
place
a
new
responsive
website
built
from
the
ground
up
for
compliance
with
the
above
standards.
In
the
meantime,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
contact
us
to
request
information
in
an
accessible
format
if
not
currently
available
on
the
website
and
we will try to accommodate your enquiry as quickly as possible.
Feedback
If
you
have
any
questions
or
feedback
about
the
accessibility
of
this
website,
we
would
like
to
hear
from
you.
You
can
email
us
at
: askus at hostageek .com
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Accessibility
Tip’s, Trick’s & Resources
to assist with Website
Accessibility
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