This learning resource features the following custom settings designed to increase its usability and accessibility for users:
Access keys
In order to aid site navigation, the following keyboard access keys have been enabled.
- 0 — Help
- 1 — Home
- 2 — Introduction
- 3 — VSA background
- 4 — Course content
- 5 — Interviews
- 6 — Materials
- 7 — Further reading
- 8 — Contact & acknowledgements
Access keys are selected in different ways according to which web browser1 you use:
- Internet Explorer:
- Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key, then press ENTER.
- Firefox (version 2 or higher):
- Hold down the ALT+SHIFT keys (CTRL for Macintosh) and select the number/letter of the access key.
- Safari (version 4.x or higher):
- Hold down the ALT key (CTRL+OPTION keys for Macintosh) and select the number/letter of the access key.
- Safari (Mac OS X, versions 1 through 3.x):
- Hold down the CTRL key and select the number/letter of the access key.
- Opera (version 7.5 or higher):
- Press SHIFT+ESC, followed by the number/letter of the access key.
Changing text sizes
All web browsers have some built-in provision for altering the size of text on screen. In most cases just select ‘View / Text Size’ (‘View / Zoom’ in Opera) from the menubar and increase/decrease the size of the text.
For Internet Explorer (version 6 or below) you may first need to disable style sheets, to do so follow these directions:
- From the Menu Bar select ‘Tools / Internet Options’
- Select the ‘General’ tab and click the box entitled ‘Accessibility’
- Ensure that the three buttons under ‘Formatting’ are checked
- Click OK in ‘Accessibility’ dialog box
- Click OK in ‘Internet Options’ dialog box
- Click ‘Refresh’.
JavaScript
JavaScript is a programming language run by your web browser.
If you are unable to activate JavaScript on your browser for any reason, you should still be able to navigate through all of the content of this resource although certain audio and video content may be unavailable to you.
To find out how to activate JavaScript, please consult the Help menu on your browser (generally the right-most option on the menubar).