Accessibility

The website has been written to allow you to easily change the text size to make it either
larger or smaller via your browser settings. Some browsers will allow you to magnify the whole page.

To change the text size, follow the instructions below:

Google Chrome

• Click on the three vertical dots in the top right corner of the browser window. This is the "Customise and control Google Chrome" button.
• You'll see a menu with some options. Look for "Zoom" and a plus (+) or minus (-) symbol next to it
• Click the plus sign (+) to zoom in (make everything larger) or the minus sign (-) to zoom out (make everything smaller)

Microsoft Edge

• Click the three dots menu "..." in the top right corner.
  Select "Zoom" from the menu.
• You'll see a plus (+) and minus (-) symbol.Click the plus sign (+) to enlarge the text and images, or minus (-) to shrink them.
• Press the Esc key to exit the menu.

Firefox

• Click "View" to open the View menu
• Select the "Text Size" option
• Select "Increase" or "Decrease"
• The text on our site should change to reflect your choice

Safari

• Click "View" to open the View menu
• Click on "Make Text Bigger" or "Make Text Smaller" or to use the keyboard shortcuts select
• "Apple" and "+" (plus) or "Apple" and "-" (minus)
• The text size on our site should change to reflect your choice

If your mouse has a scrolling wheel in the middle of the right and left click buttons, you can hold down
the "Ctrl" key on the keyboard and scroll it up and down, the text size will increase and decrease.
This works in both Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Accessibility in Windows

Windows also have a number of computer settings you can select to make your enjoyment of our website better.
Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Accessibility Options. You can select options to alter your keyboard, display and mouse settings.

Code

The Abbeyfield website has been developed to best practice coding conventions corresponding
with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) guidelines.
The website templates have been successfully validated to XHTML 1.0 strict.

JavaScript

Where JavaScript is used, we have provided a working alternative for visitors who have JavaScript turned off.