{"id":335,"date":"2018-07-16T13:07:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T13:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pensions.cardiffcouncilwebteam.co.uk\/?page_id=335"},"modified":"2020-12-24T16:11:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T16:11:34","slug":"accessibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cardiffandvalepensionfund.org.uk\/accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row bg_image=&#8221;2328&#8243; class=&#8221;custom_header&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;header_image&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"customPageTitle\">Accessibility&#8230;<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=&#8221;45&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]We have made every effort to bring our website in-line with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/a> and in most areas we are fully compliant.<\/p>\n<p>We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PDF and Word documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are working to convert documents on this website into an accessible format.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What we\u2019ve done<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plain English<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We try to write in plain English and avoid jargon where possible. If you don\u2019t understand something, please let us know.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heading structures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The site uses simple heading structures which should make it easier to navigate, especially for people who use screen readers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Web standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We try our best to comply with code standards (e.g CSS and HTML) and\u00a0<a title=\"View the W3C WAI guidelines\" href=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">W3C WAI guidelines\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" title=\"External link opens in a new window\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skip to content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have included a \u2018skip to content\u2019 link at the top of each page that bypasses the navigation menu and jumps directly to the content for those that use screen reader technology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What we\u2019re doing<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To notify users we\u2019re adding an icon (<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" title=\"Link opens in a new window\"><\/i>) to all of our links that open in a new window or to other websites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We aim to make our documents as accessible as possible. In some circumstances this isn&#8217;t always possible. If you require a document in a different format, please contact us and we will do our best to provide this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What you can change<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Text Size<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you find the default text size on the site too small or too large, change it by using your web browser&#8217;s built-in text-size function.<\/p>\n<p>To resize the text using your browser:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Windows Internet Explorer (including Pocket IE), use the View &#8211; Text Size menu.<\/li>\n<li>In Firefox and other Mozilla browsers, use the View &#8211; Text Size menu;<\/li>\n<li>In Safari, use the View &#8211; Make Text Bigger option;<\/li>\n<li>In Opera, use the View \u2013 Style \u2013 User Mode;<\/li>\n<li>In Macintosh Internet Explorer, and Netscape 6 and 7, use the View &#8211; Text Zoom menu;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you use a wheel-mouse, you may be able to change the text size by holding down the Control or Command key and turning the wheel. In some browsers you can change the text size using Control or Command and the + and &#8211; keys.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can also specify the font styles, colours, and foreground and background colours. The way you do this varies from browser to browser.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Windows Internet Explorer (including Pocket IE), use the Tools \u2013 Internet Options.<\/li>\n<li>In Firefox and other Mozilla browsers, use the Tools &#8211; Options, Content;<\/li>\n<li>In Safari, use the View &#8211; Make Text Bigger option;<\/li>\n<li>In Opera, use the View &#8211; Zoom menu;<\/li>\n<li>In Macintosh Internet Explorer, and Netscape 6 and 7, use the View &#8211; Text Zoom menu;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dragon Voice Activation Software<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dragon Naturally Speaking Voice Activation Software has the ability to link the first 200 elements on a page. However, it is only set to 50 by default. If you have difficulty accessing pages with more than 50 links, you can use the following verbal commands:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Move down one line\u201d &#8211; after which you will attempt to say the \u2018Link\u2019 command once more. Repeat this until more links are tagged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPage down\u201d &#8211; after which you will attempt to say the \u2018Link\u2019 command.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPress tab\u201d &#8211; this is another means to focus on link elements on a page similar to keyboard only users.<\/p>\n<p>Elements can also be tagged by saying the \u201cImage\u201d and \u201cButton\u201d command, depending on the element present.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The majority of downloadable documents on our website are in PDF format. To view a PDF document you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be\u00a0<a title=\"Download adobe reader from the Adobe website \" href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/uk\/reader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">downloaded for free from Adobe\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" title=\"External link opens in a new window\"><\/i><\/a>. For information about accessing PDF files if you have a disability,\u00a0<a title=\"visit the Adobe access pages for further information on accessible documents.\u200b\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the Adobe access pages\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" title=\"External link opens in a new window\"><\/i><\/a>.\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>To view Microsoft Office documents, you will need to have an Office reader installed on your device.<\/p>\n<p>You can download these readers from Microsoft.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/microsoft-office-word-viewer-b1772025-1ce0-4a66-ade9-154303e2a3ca\">Microsoft Word Viewer\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" title=\"External link opens in a new window\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/p\/xlsx-viewer-free\/9nblggh6hbf4?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\">Microsoft Excel Viewer <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\" title=\"External link opens in a new window\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"spacer\" style=\"height: 40px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_image=&#8221;2328&#8243; class=&#8221;custom_header&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;header_image&#8221;] Accessibility&#8230; [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_padding=&#8221;45&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]We have made every effort to bring our website in-line with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b and in most areas we are fully compliant. 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