Accessibility: Removing the Barriers
General Statement
We have made every effort to make this site accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter which browser you choose to use, or if you have alternative abilities.
All pages on this site should be valid to HTML 4.01 Transitional, use CSS and conform to the WCAG AA standard. In addition, this site also complies with the following two AAA elements:
- Keyboard shortcuts are provided to important links, form controls, and groups of form controls;
- Related links are grouped, the group is identified (for user agents), and, until user agents do so, a way is provided to bypass the group.
These criteria are explained in more detail on the Web Accessibility Initiative's website.
Where individual pages fall short of the AA rating we will specify which standard has been achieved:
- Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules Index pages
The Index pages do not conform to WAI standards dues to the nature of single index terms having multiple target pages. This would require a separate term for each link. Each term would therefore require appropriate custom text to differentiate the target pages for the term. This would create a very large index which would be hard to navigate and would inherently be less usable. The website offers a search engine and alternative navigation.
To read more about any of this, please choose from one of the links below.
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AccessKeys used on this site
A set of standard access keys have been used to allow those who can not use a mouse, or just prefer to use the keyboard to navigate between main sections of the site, and through documents, by using the keyboard.
To use these keys hold the Alt key and the desired page key at the same time. In some browsers you may then need to press the enter key.
S - Will skip the navigation bar. For blind or partially sighted users this means not having to hear the same navigation options read by screen readers.
1 - Takes you back to the Home Page of the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules.
2 - Takes you to the Notes and Tables page.
3 - Takes you to the Contact page.
4 - Takes you to the Search page.
5 - Takes you to the Parts page.
6 - Takes you to the Practice Directions page.
7 - Takes you to the Forms page.
8 - Takes you to the Index page.
0 - Will bring you back here.
Accessibility Queries
If you have any difficulties using this site that you believe we could address, please let us know. It would be helpful if your e-mail contained the following:
- the URL(s) (web-address) of the page(s) that you are having difficulties with
- the nature of your disability
- a description of the problem area
- If you have a solution to suggest, please feel free to do so.
Contact the Web Manager. Your details will not be recorded or shared with any 3rd parties.
Help with Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Many documents are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF). If you do not have a Portable Document Format reader installed on your computer, you can download the software free of charge from the Adobe website.
Viewers with visual difficulties may find it useful to investigate services provided to improve the accessibility of Acrobat documents: http://access.adobe.com.
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