Accessibility

Motherwell College is committed to making this website accessible to all users. It has been tested in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 and Firefox browsers and has also been tested using the Window Eyes screen reader.

Change the style of this website

Choose Default Style

The Default Style of this website will display images, graphical menus and different coloured sections based upon Motherwell College's brand style.
The colours used include white, blue and grey.
We have used the Century Gothic font as default for this website. This is a sans-serif font which is recommended for compliance to the Disability Discrimination Act.

Choose Text Only Version Style

The Text Only Version Style of this website will not display images or graphical menus. There are different coloured sections used. All content is text-based.
The colours used include white, blue and grey.
This is the style recommended for users of Screen Readers, slow internet connections and mobile browsers.

Choose High Contrast Text Version

The High Contrast Text Version Style of this website will not display images or graphical menus. All content is text-based.
This style uses Black Text on a Yellow Background. The font is a larger size than default.
This is the style recommended for users who require high contrast text for reading.

You can also choose the following High Contrast styles:

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Change Text Size

The text can be made larger or smaller using the controls on your browser. To change the text size in IE6 and Firefox use the 'View' menu and select 'Text Size'. To change text size in IE7 use the 'Page' menu and select 'Text Size'. For other browsers please refer to manufacturer's instructions.

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Access Key Details

In designing this website we have used the UK Government's accesskeys standard. Listed below is the accesskeys used in this website:

S - Skip Navigation
1 - Home Page
2 - What's New
3 - Site Map
6 - Help
9 - Feedback Form
0 - Access key details

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Layout and content

The site uses Cascading Style Sheets to control all of the presentation and layout, allowing the site to be viewed across a number of web browsers. The content has been written and formatted to make it accessible, using headings to separate blocks of text and link phrases that are meaningful out of context.

Keyboard users can also use the 'skip navigation links' link or access key "S" on all pages to avoid tabbing through navigation.

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Compliance

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines, published in 1999 by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), are the globally accepted standard for developing accessible websites and are broken down into 'checkpoints' with 3 levels of priority, Level A being the most basic standard which all sites should aim to meet, Level AA being a higher standard and Level AAA Being the highest standard of accessibility to aim for. The sections of this site designed for public viewing aim to meet AA and AAA standard.

The site is tested regularly to ensure that these standards are maintained.