Accessibility features on the website

List of Access Keys Used

• Alt 0 - List of access keys
• Alt 1 - Home Page
• Alt S - Start of page / Skip navigation
• Alt N - Navigation bar on each page
• Alt C - Contact page
• Alt 2 - Information about ladder4learning
• Alt 3 - ladder4learning courses and opportunities
• Alt 4 - Search for courses and learning opportunities
• Alt 5 - ladder4learning training and learning providers
• Alt 6 - Download training resources
• Alt 7 - ladder4learning projects
• Alt 8 - Links to learning resource websites
• Alt 9 - ladder4learning forum and message board
• Alt L - Login to ladder4learning website
• Alt M - Site Map

Using your keyboard to navigate our site.

We have especially adapted our web site to support keyboard commands to navigate to the main areas of the site. They are known as Access Keys.

Access keys make navigating websites much easier, both for screen readers but also for people such as typists who find it quicker to use the keyboard to navigate around a webiste.

To move to the home page, (in Internet Explorer) hold down the ALT and press the number 1 key (above the letters), then press the Enter key and you will quickly navigate to the home page.

Every page in this website has the access keys set up; use of Alt S to move to the Start of a page and Alt N to move to the Navigation links make navigating the website quick and easy for all.

Style sheets

This website has a choice of 3 style sheets - use the links at the top of the page to switch between them. These larger text styles are particularly suited to screen readers as all the repetitive navigation information is at the bottom of the page.

People with limited vision

If you suffer poor sight there are several things you can do to make the screen easier to read.

Increase or decrease the text size through your browser setting.

There are several methods of doing this, depending upon your browser.

• Internet Explorer - select View | Text Size from the browser's menu bar. Also select Tools | Internet Options | Accessibility | Ignore fonts.
• Netscape Navigator - select View | Increase or Decrease Font from the browser's menu bar or press the Control key and the [ key together.
• Opera - press the + or - (minus) key on your number pad

People with little or no vision

This website makes use of features such as multiple style sheets and access keys. This makes the website as easy as possible to read and navigate for people with little or no vision using a screen reader.

Other disabilities

A mouse and keyboard are the most common ways of using a computer, including the Internet. However some people have difficulties using one or both of these and may benefit from using other technologies such as larger keyboards, a joystick instead of a mouse, or voice recognition systems.