Accessibility

Expression Lab recognises and values the provision of information on this Web site in a format which is accessible to all, regardless of ability or disability.

To ensure that this happens, we have programmed our Web site following Web standards and accessibility guidelines. The site is developed using valid XHTML and cascading style sheets (CSS). Our site content is separated from presentational elements, which makes it available to any visitors that use technologies such as a screen reader or text only browser.

What is an Accessible Web Site?

An accessible site is one that accommodates the full range of users. Designing for accessibility therefore means accepting that, for online information, there is:

  • no standard information user, and,
  • no standard device for browsing information

An accessible Web site does not exclude anybody due to:

  • their abilities, or
  • the method they choose to access the Web

Accessible Web sites prioritise clear content, structure and ease of navigation over frilly aspects of design, however they also need not be visually unattractive, nor are they prevented from using the latest Web technologies, provided that all information is still accessible to users.

Visual Design

This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout. If your browser or browsing device does not support style sheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.

Images

All content images used in this site include descriptive 'ALT' attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.

Font Size

This site uses relative font sizes. This means that most text can be enlarged to the users needs in most browsers.

You may use your browser settings to change the text size for all the Web sites that you visit. The technique for doing this is slightly different depending on the browser that you use:

  • Internet Explorer: Select the 'View' menu (at the top of the screen), and select one of the options under 'Text Size'. The default setting is Medium.
  • Mozilla Firefox: Select the 'View' menu, then select 'Increase', 'Decrease' or 'Normal'.
  • Opera: Select the 'View' menu, then one of the 'Zoom' percentage options.
  • Netscape: Select the 'View' menu, then one of the 'Text Zoom' options.

Other browsers may also have similar options available. Please consult the documentation provided with your browser if similar options to the ones above aren't available.