Accessibility Statement

Humber Learning Consortium is 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 adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.

Web Accessibility Initiative

This website endeavours to conform to level Priority 1 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.

W3C Standards

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 Humber Learning Consortium 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.

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 Humber Learning Consortium website, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Web Site Tools

The Humberside Learning Consortium website offers users a range of accessibility tools to enhance their browsing experience. These can be accessed from the sites main navigation, by clicking on the "Accessibility" button.

Font size

There are three options available to users regarding the size of the font used on the website. Small is the default, clicking medium or large will enlarge the text accordingly.

Contrast

There are three options available for users to change the contrast of the website; default, medium contrast and high contrast. If you have difficulty reading any text, changing the contrast can often help.

Dixerit

This tool enables users to listen to content of the web site. Click the Dixerit button from the accessibility panel to activate this service. There are several ways to listen to a page:

  • Highlight the text you want to listen to and click the Read Text icon
  • Hover your mouse pointer over the paragraph you want listen to and click the paragraph icon that appears
  • Click the Read Links icon to have all the links on the page read to you. To follow a link just enter its number into the Go to box and click Go.

Browser Tools

Your browser also contains a variety of tools to help make your web surfing more accessible. The most common is the ability to resize text. You can usually achieve this by pressing CTRL and + (Apple and + on a Mac) to increase the font size or CTRL and - (Apple and - on a Mac) to decrease the font size. Visit your browser vendor web site to find out more about the accessibility tools they offer: