Accessibility statement for Scottish Arts Council Touring Resources

Access keys
Many browsers support this means of accessing 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 following access keys have been defined for use within this web site:

• Access key 1
  Home page
• Access key 2
  promoters
• Access key 3
  Companies
• Access key 4
  Shows
• Access key 5
  Venues

Standards compliance

• Where possible, all pages within the site comply with the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Priority 1 Guidlines.
• Many Priority 2 and 3 guidelines have also been followed in the creation of this web site.

Navigation aids

• Access Key
  • Usage is described above
• Skip Navigation Link
  • Available on all pages within the web site, allows easy access to main content area

Links

• Whever possible, links are written to make sense out of context. Some browsers for example JAWS, Lynx and Opera can extract the list of links on a page and allow the user to browse the list separately
• No links open new or popup windows without warning

Images

• All content images include descriptive ALT attributes
• Structural graphics have been given null ALT attributes

Font Size

To make the site easier to read, you can increase the size of the fonts displayed on this web site using settings built into your web browser software.

If you are using Internet Explorer:

• Click Tools > Internet Options > Accessibility
• Check the 'ignore font sizes specified by Web pages' box

More detailed information is available on Microsoft's web site:

• Internet Explorer 6
• Internet Explorer 5

If you are using Netscape:

• Click Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts
• Change size (pixels) to preferred settings

Older versions of Netscape may not allow you to override this web site's font size settings. A solution could be to upgrade to a more recent version of the Netscape browser.

If you are using Opera:

• Click File > Preferences > Fonts & Colors
• Change minimum font sizes as desired

If you are using other browsers, or cannot change font sizes, please view help information that is provided. This can usually be found within the browser software itself.

More information about web accessibility

• Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) - standards organisation, part of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
• WebAim - non profit organisation disseminating accessility information
• RNIB Campaign for Good web design