Accessibility Statement
Destination Oxford 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.
Access keys
Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on a website. With Windows-based browsers, you should be able to press and hold ALT + the relevant access key (as listed below). With Macintosh computers, press CONTROL + the access key required. The following important pages on our site use access keys:
- Access key + S - Skip main navigation
- Access key + 1 - Home page
- Access key + 3 - Site map
- Access key + 8 - Privacy statement
- Access key + 9 - Contact Destination Oxford
- Access key + 0 - Accessibility statement (This page)
General
W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Please bear in mind that many of these guidelines are intentionally vague and can therefore not really be tested automatically.
All pages on this site aim to validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional, and use CSS 2.1 for visual presentation.
Use of tables for non-tabular information is kept to a minimum.
All pages on this site use structured semantic markup. H1 tags are used for main titles, H2 tags for subtitles.
Pages can be navigated and its content read without requiring the use of a mouse.
Visual design
Cascading styles sheets are used for visual layout.
If stylesheets are unsupported by your browser, the content of the pages is still readable.
Images used only as part of the overall site design have null ALT attributes
Text size
For those who do use a mouse (with a wheel) text size can be adjusted by holding down the CONTROL key on the keyboard and moving the mouse wheel accordingly. Fonts sizes used are relative.
Images
Content images (i.e. those not used for overall site design) used on this site include descriptive ALT attributes Navigation In order to make a clear distinction for those using screen readers.
Links
Where required, links employ title attributes to describe the destination in greater detail.
Links are written to still make sense, even out of context.
Whilst Destination Oxford strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website particularly where the use of dynamic content is used.
We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall accessibility. In the meantime should you experience any difficulty in accessing the Destination Oxford website, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
