Accessibility Statement

We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adheres to many of the available standards and guidelines.

Guidelines and standards

This website endeavours to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.

These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.

This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for XHTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant XHTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly.

Exceptions

Whilst we strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website.

There maybe pages in the site that use javascript to enhance features, if you have javascript disabled you will still be able to use the pages as normal but could possibly see alternative content used to replace this. The first example of this is where interactive maps might be used, or image galleries which are viewed differently if javascript is disabled.

Pre-filled form fields

Research has in fact shown that pre-filled text fields can cause difficulties for some modern screen readers, therefore we do not include them.

Accesskeys

The WCAG 1.0 recommends providing keyboard shortcuts to important links, often called "access keys". However, these have also caused problems, and other people's testing have demonstrated that they are best left off public websites.

Contact information

We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall accessibility. In the meantime should you experience any difficulty in accessing the Hayle website, please don´t hesitate to contact us.

Useful sites

• Accessibility Standards:
  -W3C Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/full-checklist.html)
  
• How to change your browser settings:
  -MicrosoftInternet Explorer 5 (www.microsoft.com/enable/training/ie5/default.aspx),Internet Explorer 6 (www.microsoft.com/enable/training/ie6/default.aspx)
  -Opera (www.opera.com/features/access/)
  -Netscape (www.ziskadesigns.co.uk/nntests.html)
  
• Assistive technology
  -Online Lynx viewer (www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html): online text browser Lynx.
  -JAWS screen reader (www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_jaws.asp):download a free trial copy of the screen reader Jaws.
  -MAGic screen magnification (www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_magic.asp): information on screen magnification software.
  -WindowEyes (www.accessingenuity.com/Product%20Pages/Windoweyes.htm): screen reader software.
  - Firefox Accessibility: (kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility_features_of_Firefox ) Accessibility features of the Firefox web browser