Accessibility information for e-Bility's web site
e-Bility is committed to ensuring universal access to its web site and online services, consistent with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and recognised usability principles for ease of use. Wherever possible, we have tried to find an approach to layout, design and behaviour that best addresses the individual needs of people across various types of disabilities, and different age groups. Our focus is on keeping it simple, so that people can quickly find and use the information they require. To help us in this task, we would value your comments and feedback on how usable and accessible you find this web site.
Keyboard access and shortcuts
e-Bility.com supports keyboard interaction as well as other input devices such as speech. Keyboard shortcuts include:
- Skip link: A 'content' link has been provided in the top left corner (at the start) of every page. This link jumps over navigation elements and headers, taking the user directly to the start of the main content
- Tabindex: The default tabbing order of links has been reordered to make access to primary content links more efficient. The revised order is: skip link, site map, accessibility, home, 'your are here' links, main content links, footer, section navigation, site navigation
- Access keys: These have been kept to a minimum due to conflicts that may arise with existing browser and system keyboard shortcuts. Links with access keys include: home (1), site map (2) and accessibility (3)
Changing text size
Some users might find the site easier to read by increasing the size at which text is displayed. To do this you can adjust your browser's settings by going to the Tools menu, then select "text size" or "text zoom" or "zoom" and increase the size of the text.
Technical information and customisation
e-Bility's site has been coded using semantic HTML markup, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and server side scripting (PHP). A small amount of Javascript has also been used to detect the computers screen resolution, allowing the web site formatting to be optimised for viewing at 800 x 600 pixels. However, the web site is still fully accessible if you prefer to have Javascript turned off.
Font sizes are relative and will appear larger or smaller depending on the user's personal preferences. These preferences can be adjusted by changing your browser accessibility options or using a personal style sheet.
The HTML map element has also been use to group blocks of related links, such as the main navigation, section navigation and footer navigation. Although this is not well supported in most of the main browsers it is available to users who can benefit from this feature.
Page layout and source order
A consistent page structure is maintained across all content on e-bility's web site. Each page is formatted using a standard design template that divides information into logical groups. The source order of information from top of page is:
- Level one heading
- Logo
- Skip links (providing quick access to the start of the main content, site map and accessibility information
- Search
- Global navigation (links to the 3 main top level areas on the web site)
- "You are here" links (provide orientation to your current location within the site structure via the most direct path from the home page)
- Section navigation (includes links to other related pages in the same section
- Main content (usually begins with a second level heading)
- Footer (legal and contact links, and page details eg date last updated)
Orientation information
There are 3 main content areas on e-Bility.com, with content grouped into sub sections beneath each. The top level categories are:
- Services and products (includes disability service providers and suppliers)
- Access travel (includes anything to do with accessible travel)
- Resources (a community area for sharing information and ideas)
Please ref to the e-Bility site map for a more comprehensive overview of the site architecture
File formats
Where more than one file format is available, the most universal formats are given first (eg RTF followed by PDF).
Internet content rating
The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) is an international, independent organisation that empowers the public, especially parents, to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labelling of content.