Accessibility Statement

AIT has made every effort to ensure that the design of this website conforms to web standards for both usability and accessibility. Our aim is to provide an equivalence of access to the information on this website for all our users.

We have followed the W3C's WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) guidelines in the creation of this website and we have used the latest technologies available to structure the website. W3C is the governing authority on web development standards and practices.

The website uses XHTML code to provide document structure and CSS (Cascading Stylesheets) to provide document formatting. By following guidelines set down by the W3C we are trying to make sure that all the information on our web site is available to everybody: not just the text, but the information contained in the images and other media. Using these technologies also allows us to provide a website that loads faster, and displays in more devices. The website template set contains valid XHTML and CSS code and conforms to the Web Accessibility Initiative's AA guidelines. 

Browser Compatibility

We have ensured that the website template set displays on all current browsers including Internet Explorer 6+, Mozilla Firefox 3.6+, Google Chrome 3+, Opera 10+ and Safari 4+. If you do not have one of these, we recommend you upgrade as these browsers support web standards which in turn support the provision of fully functional web services for all users.

Images

All images used on the site contain descriptive alt text. In addition, images have been moved into the background where possible.

Increasing the text size

If you find that the text on this site is too small, you can change it easily by locating the built in text re-sizing function which is found to the top right of all pages. You can also increase the text size within your browser:

Navigational Aids

We have built a number of useful navigation aids into the website to benefit all of our users:

We have specified a tabbing order for the menu items on the website. This is useful for users who don't use a mouse to get around the page. When each page loads, it is possible to use the Tab key to access the search feature and all the main navigation buttons in a sequential fashion.

Breadcrumbing is used on the website to add extra navigation information and to help users locate themselves within the website.