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Deeside College recognises the importance of providing a website that is accessible to all user group.

 

Standards compliance

  • The pages on our website conform at a minimum to level A compliance as specified by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and endorsed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). The majority of pages on our website meet level AA and AAA requirements.
  • All pages validate as XHTML 1 Transitional (W3C) and use structured semantic markup. The structure is tableless and uses CSS, which is compliant to W3C.
  • We strive to obey the spirit of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 1995 with respect to the provision of services online, as required by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC).

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Increasing the size of the text

If you prefer the font size on the pages to be larger or smaller, then use the 'increase font' and 'decrease font' options in the top right corner of the page. This may not work if your browser does not support JavaScript. Alternatively, you can control font size using your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to change the size of the font displayed on the screen either permanently or temporarily. How you increase the font depends upon what browser you are using. Examples of how to increase or decrease fonts in several popular browsers follows:

Internet Explorer Version 5.5 and above

Provides 5 font sizes (largest, larger, medium, smaller, and smallest). Medium is the default size.

You change font size by:

  • selecting 'View' from the menu bar, and,
  • selecting 'Text Size' then,
  • select the size you want from the list.

Or:

  • press and hold the 'Alt' key, then
  • type 'V' and 'X', then
  • release 'Alt' key, then
  • select the size you want from the list

The font size you select will remain in effect until you select a different size.


Firefox

Allows users to increase or decrease font size with shortcut keys.

To increase the displayed font size:

  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' key and press the '+' key.
  • Font size will increase immediately.
  • If you want to increase the size further simply press the '+' key while still holding down the 'Ctrl' key.

To decrease the displayed font size:

  • Hold down the 'Ctrl' key and press the '-' key.
  • The font size will decrease immediately.
  • If you want to decrease the size further simply press the '-' key while still holding down the 'Ctrl' key.

Your selected font size will remain in effect until you close Firefox.

Visit your browser's help feature for additional information on this and other browser related topics.

 

Images

All content images used in this site include descriptive 'alt' and 'title' attributes.

 

Accessibility references

 

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: davisb@deeside.ac.uk or call 01244 831531 ext 4081.