Accessibility
Companion Card website browser shortcuts
General Web Accessibility Information
Stylesheet manipulation
Acknowledgement
Site Accessibility
Companion Card website browser shortcuts
Shortcut keys can be used by holding the "Alt" key
down and pressing the number relevant to the area of the website you
wish to visit. The ten items listed below indicate the shortcut keys
for navigation on the Companion Card website.
Shortcut key for home is 0
Shortcut key for sitemap is 1
Shortcut key for About Companion Card is 2
Shortcut key for Applying for a card is 3
Shortcut key for Using your card is 4
Shortcut key for Industry is 5
Shortcut key for Downloads is 6
Shortcut key for FAQs is 7
Shortcut key to skip to the Navigation is 8
Shortcut key to skip to the Content is 9
General Web Accessibility Information
There are many tools that people with a disability can use to assist
to access the Internet. These tools are either hardware or software.
Hardware
These tools manipulate the keyboard or mouse, because the person with
a disability cannot use them. Examples are:
Software
These tools change how a user interacts with the site. Examples are:
- Screen readers - Programs such as
JAWS
- Screen Magnifiers - Programs that magnify sections of the screen
for people with vision impairments. See
Windows
Screen Magnifier.
- Oversized cursors - Large cursors for people with vision impairments.
See
"Biggy"
cursors.
- Onscreen keyboards - Keyboards for people with motor disabilities
used in combination with switching devices. See
On-screen
keyboard.
- Programs that slow down applications for people with motor disabilities,
for example
CPU
Killer (for Windows).
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Stylesheet manipulation
This following information contains instructions on how to change the
fonts, colours and sizes on the following four browsers:
Internet
Explorer 5.0.
Internet
Explorer 4.0.
Netscape
Navigator 4.0.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
V5.
Setting the text and background colours - IE
5.0
Use the following procedure to change the colours of the text and the
background in Microsoft Explorer V5:
- Select Internet Options from the Tools menu. The system displays
the Internet Options dialogue box.
- Select the General tab.
- Click the Colors button. The system displays the Colors dialogue
box.
- You can select the Use Windows Colors option to use the colours
that you have defined for the screen windows in the Windows Control
Panel. If you "turn off" the Use Windows Colors option,
you can select your own colours for the text and the background. Note:
If you change the colours significantly, such as to light coloured
text on a dark background, you will also need to change the colours
of the links, otherwise they may become invisible.
- Click OK to close the Colors dialogue box.
- Click the Accessibility button. The system displays the Accessibility
dialogue box.
- Select the relevant "ignore" options to force your preferences
over the web page settings.
- Click the OK button to close the Accessibility dialogue box.
- Click OK to close the Internet Options dialogue box.
Note: Advanced users can create a style sheet to apply their preferences
for colour and layout to the web pages in the browser. Internet Explorer
V5 permits you to attach your own style sheet under the Accessibility
options.
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Setting the fonts - IE 5.0
Use the following procedure to change the fonts in Microsoft Internet
Explorer V5:
- Select Internet Options from the Tools menu. The system displays
the Internet Options dialogue box.
- Click the Fonts button. The system displays the Fonts dialogue
box.
- Select the Web page font and the Plain text font as required.
- Click the OK button to close the Fonts dialogue box.
- Click the Accessibility button. The system displays the Accessibility
dialogue box.
- Select the relevant "ignore" options to force your preferences
over the web page settings.
- Click the OK button to close the Accessibility dialogue box.
- Click the OK button to close the Internet Options dialogue box
Note: Advanced users can create a style sheet to apply their preferences
for colour and layout to the web pages in the browser. Internet Explorer
V5 permits you to attach your own style sheet under the Accessibility
options.
Setting the font size - IE 5.0
When using a screenreader it is always best to make the font as small
as possible. This stops the text from wrapping which allows the screenreader
to read it more easily.
- Under the View menu there is the option "Text sizes".
- Select the size, from Largest to Smallest from the submenu.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
V4.
Setting the text and background colours - IE 4.0
- Select Internet Options from the View menu. The system displays
the Internet Options dialogue box.
- Select the General tab.
- Click the Colors button. The system displays the Colors dialogue
box.
- You can select the Use Windows Colors option to use the colours
that you have defined for the screen windows in the Windows Control
Panel. If you "turn off" the Use Windows Colors option,
you can select your own colours for the text and the background. Note:
If you change the colours significantly, such as to light coloured
text on a dark background, you will also need to change the colours
of the links, otherwise they may become invisible.
- Click OK to close the Colors dialogue box.
- Click the Accessibility button. The system displays the Accessibility
dialogue box.
- Select the relevant "ignore" options to force your preferences
over the web page settings.
- Click the OK button to close the Accessibility dialogue box.
- Click OK to close the Internet Options dialogue box.
Note: Advanced users can create a style sheet to apply their preferences
for colour and layout to the web pages in the browser. Internet Explorer
V4 permits you to attach your own style sheet under the Accessibility
options.
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Setting the fonts - IE 4.0
When using a screenreader it is always best to make the font as small
as possible. This stops the text from wrapping which allows the screenreader
to read it more easily.
- Select Internet Options from the View menu. The system displays
the Internet Options dialogue box.
- Click the Fonts button. The system displays the Fonts dialogue box.
- Select the family of the Proportional font and the Fixed Width font
as required.
- Select the Font size.
- Click the Set as Default button.
- Click the OK button to close the Fonts dialogue box.
- Click the Accessibility button. The system displays the Accessibility
dialogue box.
- Select the relevant "ignore" options to force your preferences
over the web page settings.
- Click the OK button to close the Accessibility dialogue box.
- Click the OK button to close the Internet Options dialogue box.
Note: You can temporarily change the font size in the current browser
session by selecting Fonts from the View menu. Select the size, from
Largest to Smallest from the submenu. You can also add a Font button
to the toolbar by selecting the Show Font Button option under the Advanced
tab on the Internet Options dialogue box.
Netscape Navigator
V4.7
Setting the text and background colours - NN
4.7
Use the following procedure to change the colours of the text and the
background in Netscape Navigator V4.7:
- Select Preferences from the Edit menu. The system displays the
Preferences dialogue box.
- Select the Colors option in the Category field on the left-hand
side.
- Select the Use Windows Colors option to use the colours that you
have defined for the screen windows in the Windows Control Panel.
If you "turn off" the Use Windows Colors option, you can
select your own colours for the text and the background.
- To change the colour of an item, click the coloured buttons to display
the Color dialog box.
- If you have changed the colour scheme significantly, such as light
text on a dark background, it is wise to select the Always use my
colors, overriding document option.
- Click the box "Always use my colours, overriding document".
- Click OK to close the Preferences dialogue box.
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Setting the fonts - NN
4.7
When using a screenreader it is always best to make the font as small
as possible. This stops the text from wrapping which allows the screenreader
to read it more easily.
Use the following procedure to change the fonts in Netscape Navigator
V4.7:
- Select Preferences from the Edit menu. The system displays the
Preferences dialogue box.
- Select the Fonts option in the field on the left-hand side.
- Select the family and size of the Variable Width Font and the Fixed
Width Font as required.
- You can also choose the following options:
- Use my default fonts, overriding document-specified fonts. (This
option uses only the fonts that you have selected).
- Use document specified fonts, but disable Dynamic Fonts. (This
option uses the fonts specified by the web page, but only if they
exist on your system).
- Use document-specified fonts, including Dynamic Fonts. (This
option uses the fonts specified by the web page and will download
them if they are not available on your system).
- Click the OK button to close the dialogue box.
Note: In addition setting the font size preferences, you can temporarily
increase or decrease the font size in the current session by pressing
CTRL [ to decrease the font size, or CTRL ] to increase the font size.
This feature enables you to "zoom" in or out to make it easier
to read the page.
Acknowledgement
The information above has been sourced from