Accessibility Statement
I’m committed to making as much of this site as accessible as possible. So far, only the log section of the site has most of the accessibility improvements included, but I’ll be adding it to the other sections as I redesign…
Site Features
Structured Markup
I strive to use semantically meaningful markup on this site, meaning that text is formatted according to its structural meaning within the document. For example, headings are marked as headings, rather than being simply bolded; paragraphs are marked as such. This offers many benefits, including compatibility with many different browsing devices and software, regardless of support for visual formatting information.
Section/ Page titles are marked as H1; Main headings, H2; and Subheadings, H3.
Accesskeys
Keyboard shortcuts are defined for certain elements on the page. They are as follows:
| Key | Element |
|---|---|
| 1 | Homepage |
| 2 | Skip navigation |
| 3 | Accessibility Features (this page) |
| 4 | Search form |
To use these shortcuts, press the ALT key on Windows or CONTROL key on Macintosh, plus the appropriate key listed above. In some browsers you may have to press enter to confirm your choice. Please note that this feature is known to work in the following browsers: Netscape 6.0+, Mozilla, Internet Explorer 4.0+. Other browsers, most notably Safari, don’t support this feature at this time.
Skip Navigation
The first link on each page consists of an invisible 1 pixel by 1 pixel graphic that links to the beginning of the content. The alternate text indicates the function of this link. This link is provided so that users who navigate via the keyboard or using a text-to-speech browser can skip past repetitive navigation and get to the content immediately.
Site Navigation
Site navigation links have been included for those browsers that support it, including text-only browsers and Mozilla/ Netscape 6.0+. These links include Home, Index, Next, Previous, Start, and Last.
Alternate Content
All images have alternate text that accurately reflects and describes the image. Text images have alt text that is the same as the text on the image, while other images have descriptive text. Since they contain no semantic information, purely decorative images have empty alt text, so that they are skipped over by assistive technology.
Some sections of this site do require the Flash plugin to view the content. Unfortunately, the accessibility features included in the latest version of the Flash player do not work with most browsers. At this point alternate content is not provided, but will, at some point, be included.
