Accessibility

Accessibility Statement for http://www.studentfinanceni.co.uk

Standards compliance

The site is Bobby A approved, we are currently working to comply with all priority 3 guidelines of the W3 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Access Keys

Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. On Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key.

The home page and all subsequent pages use the following access keys:

0 - Home
1 - FAQs
2 - contact
3 - feedback
4 - terms & conditions
5 - privacy
6 - sitemap
8 - accessibility

Navigation aids

The home page and all subsequent pages include search functionality to search the sites content.

The Main sections of the site are accessed via coloured ‘Lozenge’ navigation bars on the homepage. Subsequent sub pages of these main sections are also linked using Lozenge bars. Sub pages that are ‘child’ pages of a top level page, use sub page navigation links on the left hand navigation panel, where appropriate.

Links

Many links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail, unless the text of the link already fully describes the target (such as the headline of an article). Wherever possible, links are written to make sense out of context. Many browsers (such as JAWS, Home Page Reader, Lynx, and Opera) can extract the list of links on a page and allow the user to browse the list, separately from the page. Link text is never duplicated; two links with the same link text always point to the same address.

There are no "javascript:" pseudo-links. All links can be followed in any browser, even if scripting is turned off.

There are no links that open new windows without warning.

Images

All content images used on the site have descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes. This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout.

Hints and Tips

Setting the font size - IE 5.0 and above

When using a screen reader it is always best to make the font as small as possible. This stops the text from wrapping which allows the screen reader to read it more easily.

- Under the View menu there is the option Text sizes.
- Change the size to Smallest from the submenu.

Use the following procedure to change the fonts IE 5.0 and above:

1. Select Internet Options from the Tools menu. The Internet Options dialogue box is displayed.
2. Click the Fonts button. The system displays the Fonts dialogue box.
3. Select the Web page font and the Plain text font as required.
4. Click the OK button to close the Fonts dialogue box.
5. Click the Accessibility button. The Accessibility dialogue box is displayed.
6. Select the relevant "ignore" options to force your preferences over the web page settings. Click the OK button to close the Accessibility dialogue box.
7. Click the OK button to close the Internet Options dialogue box.

Setting the fonts - NN 4.0 and above

Use the following procedure to change the fonts in Netscape Navigator Version 4 and above:

1. Select Preferences from the Edit menu. The Preferences dialogue box is displayed.
2. Select the Fonts option in the field on the left-hand side.
3. Select the family and size of the Variable Width Font and the Fixed Width Font as required.
4. 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).
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. Click the OK button to close the dialogue box.

Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Internet Explorer

To move to the next link, click TAB.
To move to the previous link, click SHIFT TAB.
To activate a selected link, click ENTER.
To find text on the current page, click CTRL F.
To go to next page, click SHIFT BACKSPACE OR ALT RIGHT ARROW.
To go to previous page, click BACKSPACE OR ALT LEFT ARROW.
To move to next frame, click CTRL TAB. To move to previous frame, click SHIFT CTRL TAB.
To scroll toward the beginning of a document, click UP ARROW.
To scroll toward the end of a document, click DOWN ARROW.
To scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments, click PAGE UP.
To scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments, click PAGE DOWN.
To move to the beginning of a document, click HOME.
To move to the end of a document, click END. To refresh the current page, click F5 key or CTRL R.
To stop downloading a page, click ESC. To go to a new location, click CTRL O.
To open a new window, click CTRL N. To save the current page, click CTRL S.
To print the current page or active frame, click CTRL P.
To select all, click CTRL A. To copy selection, click CTRL C.
To display a shortcut menu for a hyperlink, click SHIFT F10 key.
To close the Window, click CTRL W.
To quit Program, click ALT F4 key.

Keyboard shortcuts for Netscape Navigator

To move to the next link, click TAB.
To move to the previous link, click SHIFT TAB.
The activate a selected link, click ENTER.
To find text on the current page, click CTRL F.
To find again, click CTRL G or F3 key.
To go to next page, click ALT RIGHT ARROW.
To go to previous page, click ALT LEFT ARROW.
To scroll toward the beginning of a document, click UP ARROW.
To scroll toward the end of a document, click DOWN ARROW.
To scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments, click PAGE UP.
To scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments, click PAGE DOWN.
To move to the beginning of a document, click CTRL HOME.
To move to the end of a document, click CTRL END.
To refresh the current page, click CTRL R. To stop downloading a page, click ESC.
To go to a new location, click CTRL O. To open a new window, click CTRL N.
To save the current page, click CTRL S.
To add Bookmark, click CTRL D.
To print the current page or active frame, click CTRL P.
To select all, click CTRL A.
To copy selection, click CTRL C.
To display a shortcut menu for a hyperlink, click SHIFT F10 key.
To increase Font size, click CTRL ] (version 4 only).
To decrease Font size, click CTRL [ (version 4 only).
To close the Window, click CTRL W.
To quit Program, click CTRL Q or ALT F4 key.