Accessibility of the City of Dunedin Choir Website
Many web sites contain significant barriers to access by not considering disabled users in the design phase. This web site design follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines to ensure that the web site is as accessible as possible.
Access keys
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts intended to help users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse. Not every user has a graphic environment with a mouse or other pointing device - some rely on keyboard, alternative keyboard or voice input to navigate. The access key schema on this website follows the Navigation Access Keys Standard (Section 8.4) set for New Zealand Government Agency websites.
The access key shortcuts are allocated as follows:
- Key [ - Jump to the main content on each page.
- Key 0 - Accessibility information and the access key list.
- Key 1 - Home.
- Key 2 - Sitemap.
- Key 3 - Not used (reserved).
- Key 4 - Concerts.
- Key 5 - Choir Notices.
- Key 6 - About Us: History of the Choir.
- Key 7 - News.
- Key 7 - Not used.
- Key 9 - Contact Us.
Activate access key shortcuts in different browsers like this:
| Browser | Version | Activate Access Key |
|---|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | IE < 4 | Accesskey not supported |
| Internet Explorer | IE 4 | Alt + Accesskey |
| Internet Explorer | IE 5+ (Windows) | Alt + Accesskey, then Enter |
| Internet Explorer | IE 5, 6 (Mac) | Control + Accesskey |
| Firefox | FF <= 1.5 (Windows) | Alt + Accesskey |
| Firefox | FF 2 (Windows) | Alt + Shift + Accesskey |
| Firefox | FF 2 (Mac) | Control + Accesskey |
| Netscape Navigator | NN < 6 | Accesskey not supported |
| Netscape Navigator | NN 6-8 (Windows) | Alt + Accesskey |
| Netscape Navigator | NN 9 (Windows) | Alt + Shift + Accesskey |
| Netscape Navigator | NN 6+ (Mac) | Control + Accesskey |
| Opera | Early versions | Accesskey not supported |
| Opera | v7+ (Windows or Mac) | Shift + Escape, then Accesskey |
| Mozilla | (Mac) | Control + Accesskey |
| Mozilla | (Windows) | Alt + Accesskey |
| Safari | v1.2+ (Mac) | Control + Accesskey |
| Camino | (Mac) | Accesskey not supported |
Validation
Accessibility Approval at Priority Levels 1, 2 and 3.
Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict.
Valid Cascading Style Sheet (CSS).
Graphics
The City of Dunedin Choir acknowledges and appreciates the contribution made by Donald Ferns, Dunedin, who designed the banner for this website.