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  1. Accessibility features
  2. Using the site without a mouse
  3. Skip navigation link
  4. Use of text on this site

Accessibility Features

Describes the accessibility features built in to the Education Counts website Education Counts' endeavours to be a highly accessible website. Its design and development specifically maximise accessibility. This site employs many features to make information more accessible, including:
  • Images and hyperlinks have text title alternatives (ALT attributes) to help describe what the image is, and where a link takes you.
  • Pages are organized to be fully functional, even with javascript turned off.
  • The site can be navigated without the use of a mouse. (see instructions below)
  • The user can skip the navigation and go straight to the main content of the page. (see instructions below)
  • All text uses relative font sizes so text can be enlarged or reduced using the text size options available in visual browsers. (see instructions below)
  • All pages use flexible page formats so pages can be automatically resized for different window sizes and screen resolutions.
  • All pages are designed with separate cascading style sheets, so they can be replaced by user-defined style sheets.
  • This site follows World Wide Web and NZ E-Government accessibility guidelines.

Using the site without a mouse

The site can be used without a mouse. The following shortcut keys will take you to commonly used pages such as the home page:
0 = Accessibility
1 = Home
2 = Site Map
3 = Site Search
4 = Indicators
5 = Topics
6 = Data Collections
7 = Statistics
8 = Publications
l  = Links
c = Contact Us


The procedure for using shortcut, or 'Access' keys, varies depending on which web browser you view the site with. The following table shows the Access Key combinations for a range of popular web browsers:


A list of Access Key combinations for popular platforms web browsers
Operating SystemBrowser Access Key Combination
PC Windows Internet Explorer 4 and above ALT + Access Key (to focus the link) + ENTER to activate
PC Windows K-meleon ALT + Access Key
PC Windows Mozilla ALT + Shift + Access Key
PC Windows Netscape 6 and above ALT + Access Key
PC Windows Opera 7 SHIFT + ESC, followed by Access Key
MAC OS 9 Internet Explorer 4 7 and 4.5 Not supported
MAC OS 9 Mozilla Not supported
MAC OS 9 Netscape 4 Not supported
MAC OS 9 Opera Not supported
MAC OS X I-Cab 2.8 CONTROL + Access Key*
MAC OS X Internet Explorer 5 and 5.1 CONTROL + Access Key**
MAC OS X Mozilla Not supported
MAC OS X Netscape 6 and above CONTROL + Access Key
MAC OS X OmniWeb 4 Not supported
MAC OS X Opera Not supported
MAC OS X Safari Not supported
Notes:
  1. * you may need to click on the page first.
  2. ** some systems require CONTROL + COMMAND + Access Key.

Skip Navigation Link

To help those who use screen readers to access/view Education Counts we have added a skipping link to each page. This link allows the user to jump to the main content of the page, skipping the top banner links, left-hand side navigation links, and the breadcrumb links. The main content of the page is deemed to start at the top-left hand corner; directly next to the page title (usually within a summary box).

To use this option, 'Tab' twice and push 'Enter'/'Return' (the first Tab takes you to the address bar the second to the Skip Navigation Link). Alternatively you can move your cursor to the Skip Navigation Link, which is directly to the left of the Education Counts logo at the top of the page, and push 'Enter'/'Return'.

Use of text on this site

Most navigation elements are plain text and we have provided text alternatives to images on the site.Those with poor sight may be able to increase the size of the text on screen. The procedure for doing so differs from one browser to the next. The table below outlines the procedure for some popular browsers. If your browser does not appear in the table the following guidelines may be of assistance: In general, looking under the "View" selection on the main menu, you should find an option called "Text Zoom" or "Text Magnification" or "Text Size" or "Font Size". From that point it should be relatively simple to find and select an additional sub menu option that adjusts text size to your needs.

Instructions for increasing text size in a range of popular web browsers.
Operating SystemBrowser
PC Windows Internet Explorer 3 and 4 View > Fonts
PC Windows Internet Explorer 5+ View > Text Size
PC Windows K-meleon View > Increase Font / Decrease Font
PC Windows Mozilla View > Increase Text Size / Decrease Text Size
PC Windows Netscape 6 View > Text Size
PC Windows Netscape 7 View > Text Zoom
PC Windows Opera 5 and 6 Use drop down menu on 'progress' bar
PC Windows Opera 7 View > Zoom
MAC I-Cab View > Font Size
MAC Internet Explorer 4.5 View > Text Size
MAC Internet Explorer 5+ View > Text Zoom
MAC Netscape 4 View > Increase/Decrease Font Size
MAC Netscape 7 View > Text Zoom
MAC Opera 5 and 6 Use drop down menu on 'progress' bar
MAC OmniWeb 4 Browser > Bigger Text / Smaller Text
MAC Safari View > Text Size
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