We are committed to ensuring everyone can access our website. This includes people with sight problems, hearing, mobility and cognitive impairments as well as users with dial-up, older browsers or newer technologies such as mobiles and PDAs.
If you have any comments and or suggestions please don't hesitate to contact us about the site by emailing webeditor@rnib.org.uk
Using the website
Change your browser settings - find out how to change the font type, colour and size to suit your needs.
You may prefer the convenience of our font size changer which appears as three A's in the top right hand of every page.
Tips for screenreader users about how the site is structured.
Our 'jump to site navigation' and 'jump to site tools navigation' links (at the top left of each page) help people using screen readers to skip around the page.
Audio help
We have a number of audio clips on the site, including an audio logo. Read our audio files help page if you are experiencing problems.
Search tips
A search box appears at the top of each page. To get the best results follow these tips:
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Use keywords - the search won't work well using natural language (eg 'how can I find out about benefits?'), keywords (eg 'benefits') will find better results.
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Use quotes to search for an exact phrase (eg 'Helen Keller').
How the website is built for accessibility
Layout
The site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to control all of the presentation and layout. Screen reader users no longer have to listen to this information.
As a result, screen reader users can use the screen reader's navigation key to get around the site. If you are listening to the site, menus are grouped together in a more logical fashion. The navigation has been moved to appear after the content. Users can quickly use the jump to navigation link to get to that.
Content
The content has been written and formatted to make it accessible. For example:
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headings highlight sections of text
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sentences are short with the meaning at the beginning
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links use meaningful text
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forms can be navigated using the tab key.
Conformance statement
This website satisfies the RNIB Surf Right Guidelines for web accessibility. The checkpoints are taken from Website Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
For further information see the Site audits page.
The site is tested regularly to ensure that standards are adhered to and maintained. The site has also undergone user testing by users with a range of disabilities including mobility, hearing and cognitive impairments as well as users with sight problems.
Before go live, we tested the site using the following browsers:
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Mac OSX
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Safari 2, 3 and 4
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Firefox 2 and 3
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Opera 8 and 9
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Win XP
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IE 6
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IE 7
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IE 8