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Accessibility Guidelines

Accessibility Features of this Web Site

To be accessible to as many people as possible, following features have been implemented in FETAC Web site. Web site is complied with Minimum accessibility requirements (Priority 1) of W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Following are the check points which are implemented to ensure that it will make it possible for all groups to use the site, for some groups, this is the basic requirement to enable them to access the information.

  • 1.1 Provide a text equivalent for every non-text element
  • 1.2 Ensure that information does not rely on color perception
  • 1.3 Avoid causing the screen to flicker
  • 1.4 Provide an auditory description of the visual information in multimedia presentations
  • 1.5 For multimedia, ensure that timing of alternative descriptions is synchronised with the presentation
  • 1.6 Use the clearest and simplest language appropriate
  • 1.7 Identify language changes in text
  • 1.8 Ensure that equivalents for dynamic content are updated when the dynamic content changes
  • 1.9 For data tables, identify row and column headers
  • 1.10 For complex data tables, use mark-up to associate data cells and header cells
  • 1.11 Add titles to frames
  • 1.12 Ensure that documents can be read without style sheets
  • 1.13 Provide text links to emulate server-side image maps
  • 1.14 Use client-side image maps rather than server-side image maps where possibleWAI checkpoint 9.1
  • 1.15 Ensure that scripts and applets that provide the only source of important functionality are directly accessible or compatible with assistive technologies
  • 1.16 Ensure that pages are usable without support for scripts, applets, or other programmatic objects
  • 1.17 If you cannot make a page accessible, provide an equivalent accessible pag

User can also navigate by using key board instead of mouse, on Windows you can press ALT an access key; on Macintosh, and you can press CTRL an access key; on Firefox SHIFT ALT an access key. The following access keys are available throughout the site:

Below are the lists of Access keys for Key board Navigation for IE6 and IE7 they are available throughout the web site:

Alt keys for main navigation

Alt 1 Enter --> Home

Alt 2 Enter --> About FETAC

Alt 3 Enter --> Providers

Alt 4 Enter --> Learners

Alt 5 Enter --> Employers

Alt 6 Enter --> Awards Info

Alt 7 Enter --> Utility Links

Alt keys for sub navigation*

Alt a Enter --> First Sub Tab

Alt b Enter --> Second Sub Tab

Alt c Enter --> Third Sub Tab

Below are the lists of Access keys for Key board Navigation for Safari they are available throughout the web site:

Alt keys for main navigation

Alt 1 --> Home

Alt 2 --> About FETAC

Alt 3 --> Providers

Alt 4 --> Learners

Alt 5 --> Employers

Alt 6 --> Awards Info

Alt 7 --> Utility Links

Alt keys for sub navigation*

Alt a --> First Sub Tab

Alt b --> Second Sub Tab

Alt c --> Third Sub Tab

Below are the lists of Access keys for Key board Navigation for Firefox they are available throughout the web site:

Alt keys for main navigation

Shift  Alt 1 --> Home

Shift  Alt 2 --> About FETAC

Shift  Alt 3 --> Providers

Shift  Alt 4 --> Learners

Shift  Alt 5 --> Employers

Shift  Alt 6 --> Awards Info

Shift  Alt 7 --> Utility Links

Alt keys for sub navigation*

Shift  Alt a --> First Sub Tab

Shift  Alt b --> Second Sub Tab

Shift  Alt c --> Third Sub Tab

*And so on, depending on the number of sub tabs.