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maloco + associates recognises the importance of providing a website that is accessible to all user groups, including the disabled.
In addition to making technical changes to our websites to provide greater accessibility, we test them with multiple assistive technologies – such as screen readers and screen enlarging software – to analyse and modify our pages.
* We have implemented the following accessibility features on this website to make it easier to use for people with disabilities.
* You may also need to review the accessibility features in your browser.
Accessibility Features on the Website
The following features improve navigation for screen reader users, keyboard navigation and users of text-only browsers.
Images
All content images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include empty ALT attributes
Font Size
* In Internet explorer, select VIEW, then TEXT SIZE, and then your preferred size.
* In Netscape select VIEW, then TEXT ZOOM and then your preferred percentage size.
If you wish to override the site’s font settings, you can import your own style sheet.
Forms
All forms follow a logical tab sequence.
Labels are associated with fields using HTML Label Tags.
Links
Linking text have been written to make sense out of context. Where appropriate, links have title attributes, which describe the link in greater detail. For example to advice you if the link will open in a new window.
Accessibility features in your browser
* Internet Explorer
Choose HELP: CONTENTS: ACCESSIBILITY
* Netscape Navigator
o Keyboard shortcuts:
http://help.netscape.com/netscape7/shortcuts.html
http://mozilla.org/projects/ui/accessibility
o In Netscape, you can specify your own fonts and colours by selecting EDIT, then PREFERENCES and then APPEARANCE.
Standards Compliance
We have attempted to make sure our pages 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).
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).