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Accessibility and usability of our site

The Signet Online strives to make its website accessible to all users regardless of disability or browsing technology. For this reason, our website has been designed and implemented in accordance with WACG 1.0AA.

Our central objective for accessibility is that users should find the site accessible and usable in practice.

Help in customising the website for your own use.

MyWeb My Way was developed by AbiltyNet and the BBC as a source of accessibility help for all computer users using the worldwide web. By visiting the site www.bbc.co.uk/accessibilty you can get information on how to customise The Signet Online website for your own use, for example, how to change the colour and text style and size.

The following accessibility features are available on this site:

  • Skip to content links to help the screen reader and keyboard users access content quickly
  • Linearised page layouts
  • Alternative style shhets or viewing themes
  • High contrast version
  • A version designed to assist users with dyslexia
  • A switch to turn the use of JavaScript on and off
  • Resizable text

Feedback

We welcome feedback on the accessibility and usability of our website. If you experience any problems or issues arising while using the site, we would like to hear about it- please contact "The Signet Library's information services team".

Access keys

Keyboard access information

A series of keyboard shortcuts are available to help users who experience difficulties in using a mouse.

This website uses the UK government access key system and the following information summarises each of the keyboard shortcut commands available to you.

A. Depending on your browser type use one of the following:

With Windows-based systems, in general, press the “Alt” key and the relevant access key:

Alt+A Accessibility Options
Alt+N Skip Navigation
  • Alt+A Accessibility options
  • Alt+N Skip navigation
  • Alt+1 Home
  • Alt+2 Search
  • Alt+3 Useful links
  • Alt+4 Information sources
  • Alt+6 Contact us
  • Alt+7 Login/Logout
  • Alt+8 Register
  • Alt+9 Help
  • Alt+ S Search tips
  • Alt+U Top of the page
  • Alt+F Feedback form
  • Alt+C The WS Society copyright
  • Alt+T Terms and conditions
  • Alt+P Privacy

Points to bear in mind are:

  • If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 4 then press “Alt” and the relevant letter/number at the same time.
  • If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 5 or 6 then press “Alt” and the relevant number/letter, then press the “Enter” key.
  • If you are using Netscape version 6 or later, or Mozilla, then press “Alt” and the relevant number at the same time.

B. With Macintosh- based systems, press the “Ctrl” key and the relevant access key.