Accessibility

This page highlights some of the accessibility features in the University of Melbourne web site, including:

  • changing the text size
  • using 'jump' links to skip navigation or content blocks (?)
  • using access keys to navigate (?)
  • other design and programming features

Changing the size of text

Instructions for Windows PC users with Internet Explorer

      1. Select Internet Options from the View or the Tools menu, depending on your browser
      2. Click on the Accessibility button
      3. Click the Ignore fonts now showing on web pages box so that it now shows a tick
      4. Click OK
      5. Click OK again to close Internet Options
      6. Select the View option from the Menu bar
      7. Select the Text Size option
      8. Choose the text size you prefer

Instructions for Windows PC users with Netscape 4 or later

      1. Select Edit from the Menu Bar
      2. Select Preferences. You now have the option to either Select Appearance or Select Font

Instructions for Macintosh users with Internet Explorer

      1. Select the View option from the Menu bar.
      2. Select the Text Size option
      3. Choose the text size you prefer

Instructions for Macintosh users with Netscape 4 or later

      1. Select the View option from the Menu bar.
      2. Select the Text Size option
      3. Choose the text size you prefer

      Other design and programming features

      • * Validated XHTML 1.0 Transitional code is used for the all templates.
      • * Cascading style sheets (CSS) are used for presentation and layout of content.
      • * Text is used for headings and links.
      • * Relative text sizes are used. The user can resize fonts if required. Content text is black against a white background for improved readability. No italics are used.
      • * Links behave consistently (rollover, visited links). Links are not identified by colour alone: underline, rollover behaviour and layout provide additional visual cues.
      • * Platform- and language-neutral W3CDom scripting to allow programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content, structure and style of documents.
      • * Navigation menus and forms work properly with or without javascript.

          • When creating web pages based on the templates, University staff are expected to:

            * Use standard XML-based structural markup to denote content changes, such as lists and headings
            * Add alt text and captions to all images.
            * Insert titles to provide additional information about links. Use acronym, abbreviation and other tags to explain language and concepts.
            * Ensure the page uses validated code and style sheets.
            * Include table headers and summaries for tables that display data.
            * Label all forms, use explicitly associations with input elements and provide instructional text to help with searching and submitting data.
            * Check all web content for compliance with World Wide Web Consortium guidelines.