Accessibility
Stockport Drug and Alcohol Service’s website – www.stockportdrugsandalcohol.org – is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.
We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.
This website endeavours to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.
This website has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for HTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant HTML/CSS code means any future browsers that also comply with these standards will display it correctly.
This website is designed to be viewed using the following browsers: Firefox 3.X, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8 (recommended), Google Chrome and Safari. You may find that if you have an alternative, older, browser that some elements my not display correctly. All the recommended browsers are available free via the internet.
The information below highlights some of the changes made to improve the accessibility features on the website.
Most browsers support access key functionality, which provide access to key parts of the Web site interface. To use access keys follow the following guidelines:
For Window users, using Firefox,you can press “ALT” and “SHIFT” and the listed access key at the same time. (Use the number keys at the top of your keyboard rather than to the right of the letter keypad.)
For Window users, using Internet Explorer,you can press “ALT” and the listed access key at the same time, release and then press “ENTER”. (Use the number keys at the top of your keyboard rather than to the right of the letter keypad.)
For Macintosh users, you can press “Control” plus the listed access key and then press “ENTER”
We have included recommended access keys, which include:
- Access Key for Help for family & friends = 1
- Access Key for Home = 2
- Access Key for Needle Exchange = 3
- Access Key for The right treatment for you = 4
- Access Key for Treatment Services = 5
- Access Key for ACORN = 6
- Access Key for ADS = 7
- Access Key for Alcohol Health Advice = 8
- Access Key for Community Alcohol Team = 9
- Access Key for Community Drugs Team = d
- Access Key for MOSAIC = m
- Access Key for Useful Contacts = u
Assistive technology
Users with disabilities use assistive technology to aid with the use of a website and to increase the overall user experience and the ability to complete tasks that would not be achievable otherwise.
If you experience any problems using these tools or have any recommendations to improve accessibility using assistive technology please contact us with your feedback and we’ll do our best to make improvements.
Visual design
Colours – We have tried to use colours throughout the Web site that provide maximum contrast between foreground and background items and also various features on the page including headers, body text and hyperlinks.
Images – All interface graphics and images throughout the website have been assigned an Alt-text attribute, which describes the contents or function of the item.
Hyperlinks – We have chosen the standard hyperlink blue colour for all active hyperlink text items, as this is the most accessible and recognisable standard for link items.
CSS – Style sheets have been used for all visual items and text. This means that you can change the text size form within the browser by selecting “View” and then “Text size”.
Whilst our website strives to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of our website.
We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the website up to the same level of overall web accessibility. In the meantime should you experience any difficulty in accessing our website contact Lisa Rice, Community Safety Officer (Training and Information) by email drugsandalcohol@stockport.gov.uk or phone 0161 474 3168.
