Accessibility information
This section describes the accessibility techniques used in Lingu@net Europa. It lists the features included in the site design to facilitate navigation for disabled users.
Keyboard shortcuts
All pages contain the following access keys which have been set up for navigation when only the keyboard is used (i.e. not the mouse).
The access keys work in different ways depending on the operating system and the browser used. On Windows or Linux operating systems, use ALT + shortcut. On Apple Macintosh, use CTRL + shortcut.
- Key
0 - Choose another interface language
- Key
1 - Home Page
- Key
2 - What's your level?
- Key
3 - Ways to learn
- Key
4 - Meeting point
- Key
5 - Search
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7 - Beginning of the page contents (skip the navigation bar)
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8 - Site map
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9 - Accessibility information (this page)
Please be aware that different browsers provide different support for the access keys. For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer changes the focus to the corresponding link, so it is necessary to press Enter after the access key to follow the link. Others browsers, such as Mozilla, Firefox or Netscape 6, follow the link immediately.
Design and development
These pages have been designed and developed to guarantee conformance with the following W3C guidelines and standards:
All pages have been validated as XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
The visual presentation of pages is based on cascading style sheets CSS , validated according to the specification of Level 2 CSS.
All pages conform to checkpoints of priority 1 and 2 of the W3C Web Contents Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 which are proposed by the Web Accessibility Initiative. According to this, conformance level Double-A of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 is achieved. The accessibility has been checked manually and using automatics tools. In addition, Lingu@net Europa also provides keyboard shortcuts to important links and a consistent presentation style, which further improves the accessibility of the pages according to priority 3 of W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
Standards
The following icons and links indicate conformance with the appropriate standards:
This icon indicates that care has been taken to create an interoperable Web page by using valid XHTML 1.0. This has been assessed by formal validation of the pages using automatic tools. The link goes to the W3C validator where a Web page can be re-validated.
This icon indicates that care has been taken to create an interoperable Web page by using valid CSS. This has been assessed by formal validation of the pages using automatic tools. The link goes to the W3C CSS validator.
This icon indicates conformance level Double-A of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, including all Priority 1 and Priority 2 checkpoints defined in the Guidelines. The link goes to an explanation of level Double-A conformance with accessibility guidelines and the use of the conformance logos.