Accessibility statement

It is vital that websites are accessible to everyone. Below are some of the measures we have taken to ensure accessibility throughout the Lift website.

Access keys

Most browsers support the use of access keys. This allows you to jump to specific links on a page using a combination of key presses. In Windows, you can use access keys by pressing ALT + an access key. On a Macintosh, you can use Control + an access key. The access keys used throughout this site are:

  • Jumping to main content - access key 'c'
  • Main navigation- access key 'm'

Standards compliance

  • Every page on this website conforms to Level-AA of the W3C Web content accessibility guidelines meeting all Priority 1 and 2 guidelines.
  • All pages on this website validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional.

Visual design

  • All pages on this website use CSS for layout.
  • Only relative font sizes are used in this website. This means that you can resize the text in visual browsers to suite your personal preference.
  • If CSS is not supported by your browser, the content of this site is still readable.

Links

  • Where needed, links on this website use the "title" attribute, offering more detail about the function or destination of each link.

Images

  • Where images are used to display information on this website, a text alternative is supplied using the "alt" or "longdesc" attributes. This provides users of non-visual browsers with an explanation of the significance of each image.
  • For more information about accessibility, visit the W3C.