Accessibility information
We want as many people as possible to enjoy Headline History
To make this happen we have introduced several different ways of navigating and accessing these pages. Headline History will be accessible to the vast majority of interested users whatever their level of physical ability or sensory capacity.
- The pages contained on this site have been created using optimised html, maximising the number of computers that can successfully view Headline History.
- All audio elements within Headline History (including visual cues, icons and navigational buttons) have easily accessible text alternatives.
- We have also made sure that keyboard shortcuts offer an alternative to using a mouse.
- All pages have been tested to W3C accessibility standards.
- All pages are compatible with screen-reading software.
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Non-Interactive Site Navigation Hot Keys
- Alt+1 Link to This Accessibility Page
- Alt+2 Jump to Timeline
- Alt+3 Jump to Adverts
- Alt+4 Jump to Templates
- Alt+5 Jump to Homepage
- Alt+6 Go to top of current page
(Shortcuts to Timeline, Adverts and Templates will only become active once you have chosen an era, the rest will work on all pages.)
Keyboard Shortcuts
- TAB - Scroll forward through current page’s elements.
- TAB + Shift - Scroll backwards through current page’s elements.
- Return/Enter - Activate open/currently closed elements.
- TAB/TAB + SHIFT or L/R ARROW KEYS - Timeline navigation, forwards/backwards.
