Navigation shortcuts

Visually impaired users who use the keyboard to navigate will notice that the tab order has been optimised for increased usability.

Images

All content images used in this site include descriptive alt attributes. Purely decorative graphics include empty alt attributes.

Font size

How to change the font size in your browser:

• In Internet Explorer: select the ‘Page’ button, select ‘Text size’, then select the size you want.
• In Google Chrome: select the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar, select ‘Settings’. Select ‘Show advanced settings’. In the ‘Web Content’ section, use the ‘Font size’ drop-down menu to make adjustments.
• In Mozilla Firefox: go to ‘Tools’, then ‘Options’, then ‘Content’ and finally ‘Fonts and Colours’. You can change to the size you need here.

Tables

All tables have properly scoped header cells, to allow screen readers to render them intelligently. Where required, tables also have a caption and a summary.

Forms

All forms follow a logical tab sequence.

Standards compliance

• Established pages on our website conform to level AA compliance as specified by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and endorsed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB).
• We are aware that our PDF documents do not meet the AA compliance standards and are actively working towards fixing this.
• All pages validate as XHTML 1 Transitional and use structured semantic markup. The CSS also validates.
• We strive to obey the spirit of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 1995 (www.gov.uk/browse/disabilities) with respect to the provision of services online, as required by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) (www.equalityhumanrights.com).

Known accessibility issues

We are aware of the following accessibility issues on our website:

• Some older PDF documents with a more designed layout are not fully accessible to screen readers
• Some images may not have appropriate alternative text
• Some third-party content and tools used on the website may not fully meet accessibility standards
• Some embedded media may not have captions or transcripts

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

• Ensuring new PDFs meet accessibility standards
• Improving image alternative text and page structure across the site
• Reviewing and improving the accessibility of third-party tools and embedded content
• Testing new pages and features against WCAG 2.2 AA standards

Questions or feedback

If you have any questions or feedback regarding the accessibility of this site, or if you experience any difficulty using it, please email: marketing@cambria.ac.uk or call 0300 30 30 007 ext 4081.