Accessibility Features of this Site

We are committed to ensuring access to information on our website is available to the widest audience possible.

The accessibility features on the Offcote Grange website incorporate principles of universal design and web accessibility from

• World Wide Web – Web Accessibility Initiative.
   
• Disability Discrimination Act Part III - Access to Goods and Services.

These principles not only ensure access for people with disabilities, they improve access for everyone including:

• People using new technologies
   
• People using old technologies,
   
• and a growing aging population.

Accessibility Features of This Site:

• This website makes extensive use of accessibility features in XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
   
• Each page is presented using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to effectively separate the style of elements from the actual content.
   
• Common templates are used, meaning that the placement of key information and navigation controls is similar from page to page.
   
• All images are appropriately labeled with alternative text.

Finally, we recognize that even with the best intentions, visitors may have questions or problems regarding accessibility of our site. We encourage all visitors to contact us with accessibility questions, comments, concerns and suggestions.

Site Usage Tips:

Change the Size of the Type

You can increase or decrease the size of the type on this website.

1. In Internet Explorer, go to View and select Text Size to choose the size you prefer.
    
2. In Netscape, go to View and select Increase Font or Decrease Font.
    
3. For America Online, use keyword accessibility, choose Accessibility Help, choose Vision and then click on the link to Members Who Have Low Vision for detailed instructions on changing type sizes.

Adjust Sentence Length

Resize your browser window to increase or decrease the way sentences display on your screen.

Use the Site Without a Mouse

This site can be navigated with or without a mouse, and is compatible with assistive technology.  Website functions, even the highlighting of hyperlinks (when using newer versions of popular Web browsers), does not rely on a mouse alone.

1. Press the Tab key to move from link to link on all pages and throughout the online Contact Form.  Press enter if you want to follow a link.
    
2. At any time, you can jump to the top of a page and to the main navigation bar by entering the 'Alt' and the letter 'n' keys at the same time if you're in Windows.  In Macintosh, enter 'Ctrl' and the letter 'n' keys.  In the Opera browser, enter the 'Shift' , 'Esc' and letter 'n' keys together.
   
   This keyboard shortcut works in the newer versions of Web browsers, and is even better than using the Home key if you're tabbing through links. Try it!
   
   You can toggle between the graphical and text only version of the site by entering the 'Alt' and the letter 't' keys at the same time, followed by 'enter' if you're in Windows.  In Macintosh, enter 'Ctrl' and the letter 't' keys followed by 'enter'.  In the Opera browser, enter the 'Shift' , 'Esc' and letter 't' keys together followed by 'enter'.
    
3. Use the up, down, left and right arrow keys to scroll the screen.

Contact Offcote Grange Online Without Using an Email Program

If you are visiting this site from a computer that does not have access to email, you can still contact Offcote Grange online. Just use the message form on the Contact page.