We have made use of the following features and techniques to ensure that our website is accessible.
1. You can view the East Durham College website on a wide range of browsers.
2. You can also use the TAB key to navigate around the site.
3. We are in the process of adding Access keys to the site.
4. We provide a text equivalent for every non-text element. This includes: images, graphical representations of text (including symbols), images used as list bullets, spacers and graphical buttons.
5. We use relative rather than absolute units in markup language attribute values and style sheet property values.
6. We use style sheets to control presentation.
7. We identify the primary natural language of a document.
8. We organize documents so they may be read without style sheets. For example, when an HTML document is rendered without associated style sheets, it is possible to read the document.
9. We provide metadata to add semantic information to pages and sites.
10. We use navigation mechanisms in a consistent manner.
11. We use the clearest and simplest language appropriate for sites content We use a style of presentation that is consistent across pages.