powerPerfector Website Accessibility

1. Statement of commitment

1.1. powerPerfector is committed to making its website output as accessible as possible to all audiences (including those with visual, hearing, cognitive or motor impairments) to fulfil its public service mandate and to meet its statutory obligations defined by the Disability Discrimination Act.

1.2. Unless it can be shown to be technically or practically impossible, all content will be made accessible.

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2. Scope

2.1. These standards relate to all public pages on the powerPerfector website and subsites.

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3. Editorial content

3.1. powerPerfector provide an accessible alternative to any potentially inaccessible content, including all plug-in content, UNLESS this can be proven to be technically or practically impossible.

3.1.1. An accessible alternative is defined as one that meets the information objectives of the original content.

3.1.2. If content relies on Flash or other plug-ins, powerPerfector endavor to provide an HTML alternative that does not rely on Flash, other plug-ins or JavaScript.

3.1.3. All content and features delivered using JavaScript are also accessible with JavaScript switched off.

3.2. All accessible alternative content is be updated in line with and at the same time as the original content.

3.3. lLrge blocks of information are made into manageable chunks e.g. use short paragraphs.

3.4. Lines are not be longer than 90 characters (for the browser default font setting) including the spaces in between words

3.5. powerPerfector provide an appropriate text equivalent for each non-text element of the core content where possible. See the Textual Equivalents Standards.

3.6. powerPerfector specify the expansion of each abbreviation or acronym in a document where it first occurs.

3.7. All pages use heading elements.

3.8. powerPerfector use HTML text rather than images wherever possible.

3.9. When using buttons, such as in forms, powerPerfector use HTML text buttons rather than images UNLESS an existing exemption for use of a non-standard font or where the button is a recognised icon.

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4. Language/style

4.1. powerPerfector use plain language and avoid jargon.

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5. Editorial images

5.1. Editorial content makes sense without reference to images or diagrams, UNLESS the subject matter can only be displayed via images.

5.2. Instructional images make sense without text e.g. a user is able to follow a set of diagrammatical instructions without the help of a text explanation.

5.3. powerPerfector support instructions with diagrams.

5.4. Where appropriate, pictures and symbols are in addition to text.

5.5. powerPerfector support your "calls to action" with icons where possible.

5.6. powerPerfector do not use ASCII art.

5.7. powerPerfector do not use symbols (e.g. < or >) in content for their semantic use (rather than, for example, using >> as a fast forward button).

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6. Structure/function/layout

6.1. powerPerfector provide consistent navigation - see Page Layout Standards.

6.2. powerPerfector clearly define the different sections of the page and ensure consistent location of screen objects - see Page Layout Standards.

6.3. All text based content is published on a plain solid background.

6.4. powerPerfector do not create periodically auto-refreshing pages in their default state, except where an opt-in auto-refresh is in place.

6.5. powerPerfector do not break browser back button functionality.

6.6. powerPerfector do not open a new window from an existing browser by any mechanism UNLESS this is a small window (aka pop-up) to contain a media player.

6.7. powerPerfector clearly label links (in the text of the page) which launch pop-ups so that the audience know they are launching a pop-up.

6.8. Pop-ups do not appear without being intentionally opened by the user.

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7. Movement

7.1. powerPerfector do not cause an item on the screen to flicker.

7.2. powerPerfector do not use blinking, flickering or flashing objects.

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8. Audio and video content (A/V)

8.1. Audio and video content will not autoplay UNLESS the users knows this is going to happen.

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9. Frames

9.1. powerPerfector describe the purpose of frames and how they relate to each other if this is not obvious using the frame titles alone.

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10. Forms

10.1. Forms are navigable using the keyboard.

10.1.1. A keyboard user trying to navigate the options in the select box may automatically be taken to their first selection (keystroke) rather than their desired selection, if on Change instructions are used.

10.2. powerPerfector provide a "send" button on all forms.

powerPerfector is not responsible for the content of external websites.

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11. Documents

11.1. PDFs comply with the PDF Accesibility Guidelines where possible.

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12. Links

12.1. All links with video content are be accompanied by an image that encapsulates what the programme is or is about.

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13. Accessibility options

13.1. Page layout accommodate the enlarging of text where possible.

13.2. powerPerfector use style sheets to control layout and presentation.

13.3. powerPerfector do not use tables for non-tabular data/content, or presentational markup, e.g. font tags.

 

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