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.