How the website is organised
The website is split into seven main sections:
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Eye health
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Living with sight loss
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Professionals
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Get involved
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About us
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Donate
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Shop.
Each of these sections has sub-sections. For example the Eye health section contains sub-sections such as: Eye conditions, Visiting an optician, Visiting a hospital, Looking after your eyes and so on. Each of these sections has a landing page and further sub-sections.
In addition, at the top of each page there are links to RNIB Helpline, Help, Contact us and Forums. At the bottom of each page are links to Terms and Conditions, Sitemap and Copyright.
How a webpage is structured
Each page is split into three columns.
The left-hand column contains section-specific navigation. These are links to content within that section.
The column in the centre contains the content of the page. This is where you'll find the text of the page you've browsed to.
The right-hand column contains a button to make a donation to RNIB. This column may also contain other links to pages and items of interenst.
Heading structure on a webpage
We've structured the site in a way that'll allow you to take advantage of your screenreader's heading jump facilities. The content column begins with a heading 1, while the menu and features columns each start with a heading 2. The content on the page is also split into sections to allow it to be navigated around.
Finding the navigation
When you get to an RNIB webpage, before you hear the main page content you will hear two 'jump' links. You can use these to get to the navigation on the page.
The 'jump to site navigation' link takes you to a list of the main sections of the website and the search box.
The 'jump to (section name) navigation' link takes you to a list of pages within the section you are in. For example the link in the education section will say 'jump to education navigation. This list will contain only links to pages published within the education section.
Reading the content
The page content is immediately after these 'jump' links. Once you have reached the page you want, you can just let your screenreader read from the top.
Searching the website
The search area is also section-sensitive. If you are on the RNIB homepage it will contain a label that says 'Search:', an edit box for you to enter the words you want to search for, and a Go button.
Images
All images which convey meaningful information have alt text which described the content of the picture.
More help needed?
If you're not confident using websites with your screen reader, contact our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or email
helpline@rnib.org.uk. Ask them if there's an IT volunteer near you who can help you learn more about computers and acccess technology.