The O'Keefe Group has made certain provisions for accessibility in developing this web site, which are set out below.
Access keys
Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. On Windows, press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, press Command + an access key.
All pages on this site define the following access keys:
- Access key 1 - Home page.
- Access key 2 - Coaching Overview.
- Access key 3 - Coaching Process.
- Access key 4 - FREE Articles.
- Access key 5 - About Us.
- Access key 6 - Contact.
- Access key c - Jump straight to content; skip navigation.
- Access key t - Jump to top of page.
Standards compliance
We are working to make all pages on this site meet the standards benchmarks set out below; some pages may not satisfy these standards at present.
- All pages are now, or will soon be, at least Bobby A approved, complying at least with all the Priority 1 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
- All pages are now, or will soon be, Section 508 approved, validated with Bobby to comply with all of the US Federal Government Section 508 Standards.
- All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional and CSS2.
- All pages use structured, semantic markup. H1 tags are used for page titles, H2 and H3 tags for subtitles. For example, on this page, JAWS users can skip to the next section within the accessibility statement by pressing ALT+INSERT+2.
Links
Many links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail, unless the text of the link already fully describes the target (such as the headline of an article).
Links are written to make sense out of context. Many browsers (such as JAWS, Home Page Reader, Lynx, and Opera) can extract the list of links on a page and allow the user to browse the list, separately from the page.
Link text is never duplicated; two links with the same link text always point to the same address.
There are no "javascript:" pseudo-links. All links can be followed in any browser, even if scripting is turned off.
There are no links that open new windows without warning.
Images
All "content" images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.
Visual design
This site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for visual layout.
This site uses only relative font sizes, compatible with the user-specified "text size" option in visual browsers. If you are using Internet Explorer, for example, you can make your default text size larger under the View menu by selecting Text Size, Larger (or Largest). Also, near the top of each page on this site, you will find a text size "switcher" compatible with alternate style sheets supported by modern browsers.
If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.
Older browsers get the "no stylesheet" treatment by default, because their support for CSS is so poor. If you are still using one of these old browsers, find out how you can upgrade to a better Web browsing experience.
Accessibility references
- W3C accessibility guidelines, which explain the reasons behind each guideline.
- W3C accessibility techniques, which explain how to implement each guideline.
- W3C accessibility checklist, a busy developer’s guide to accessibility.
- US Federal Government Section 508 accessibility guidelines.
Accessibility software
- JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.
- Home Page Reader, a screen reader for Windows. A downloadable demo is available.
- Lynx, a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
- Links, a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
- Opera, a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user stylesheets, image toggle. A free downloadable version is available. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and several other operating systems.