Accessibility
Access Keys
Access keys facilitate navigation of the website without using a mouse by using a comination of keys.
- Windows systems use the Alt key and the access key (sometimes followed by the return key).
- Macintosh and Linux systems use the Ctrl key and the access key.
This site uses access keys based on the recommended UK Government access keys standard. They are as follows:
| Access Key |
Action |
Access Key |
Action |
| S |
Skip to content |
C |
Clinical Features |
| T |
Return to top of page |
W |
What is r(20)? |
| A |
About us |
D |
Diagnosis |
| 9 |
Contact |
G |
Genetics |
| 0 |
Accessibility |
X |
Chromosome testing |
| 3 |
Sitemap |
N |
Treatment |
| 8 |
Terms of use |
R |
Research |
| 1 |
Home |
M |
Message Board |
| L |
Links |
E |
Events |
|
|
O |
Resources |
Compatibility
This website has been tested with most major web browsers on various platforms in order to achieve a consistent design and functionality. If you experience any difficulties using this website please contact us giving details of your problem and we will attempt to rectify it.
Standards Compliance
- All pages on this site are valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
- All pages of the site are Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) A approved. We are working to ensure compliance with all further priority guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to gain a AAA rating.
- The visual design has been applied with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Should the CSS be disabled unstyled content is still organised and readable.
- Semantic XHTML mark-up is used throughout, meaning that content is structured using appropriate tags. For example, main headings use the H1 tag, sub-headings use H2 and so on.
- Images are give alternative text attributes to aid screen readers and text based browsers.