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WorldSkills London 2011 Ltd is committed to ensuring that this website is accessible to everyone. We are making every effort to ensure that we don't exclude any users. For example:

  • We try to use clear and simple language
  • We use alternative text for all our images
  • The HTML we produce conforms to the standard: XHTML 1.0 Transitional

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please contact us.

Text resizing

Most browsers feature the ability to resize text on screen to a level you feel comfortable with. Follow the instructions below for your specific computer and browser:

  • PC / Internet Explorer 6: From the top menu bar, select View and point to Text size
  • PC / Internet Explorer 7: From the menu bar underneath the search field, select Page and point to Text size
  • PC / other browsers: Increase text size: Hold down the CTRL key and press + Decrease text size: Hold down the CTRL key and press -
  • Mac / all browsers: Increase text size: Hold down the Command key and press + Decrease text size: Hold down the Command key and press -

Alternatively, if you are using a modern browser and have a mouse with a wheel you can also alter the size of the text size by holding down ctrl (PC) or command (Mac) on your keyboard while scrolling up and down with the mouse wheel.

Using the tab key

You can use the Tab key on your keyboard to move between links on a page. A single press of Tab highlights the next link, Shift+Tab highlights the previous link. When you use the Tab key to move between links on the WorldSkills London 2011 website, you'll be taken through them in the following order: All forms on the  WorldSkills London 2011 website have a logical tab sequence. If a link opens in a new window, this will be indicated by a pop-up title text. Every effort has been made to ensure that link names are distinct and not repeated on pages.

Contrast

We have made every effort to ensure that we have used sufficient contrast on the WorldSkills London 2011 website but if you notice any colour combinations that cause you problems, please contact us.

Standards compliance

Our pages conform at a minimum to Level AA compliance as specified by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and endorsed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB). The majority of AAA requirements are also met. All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional and use structured semantic markup. Our site requires a number of different CSS techniques for cross browser compatibility which can cause validator problems. However, we have ensured that all techniques we use are not detrimental to site accessibility. We strive to obey the spirit of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 with respect to the provision of services online, as required by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC). While we use Bobby to test for accessibility, it is just one aspect of our testing procedure. As a computer programme, the Bobby test is not as reliable as expert evaluation.

Further information

For further information about accessibility and the many ways you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to make the web more accessible to you visit the BBC's My Web My Way at http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility

WorldSkills London 2011 is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. The contents of this site are protected by copyright. They may not be reproduced, distributed or published in any way without the consent of WorldSkills London 2011 Ltd.