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Accessibility and Usability

At Wyard Druitt we believe that it is important to make our website accessible to all potential users. With this in mind we have worked hard to design the website for people with all disabilities and impairments, and for people on all internet devices and all browsers. Topics covered on this page:

Images

We have provided alternative text to images, so that visually impaired users and people using text-only browsers do not miss out on information which images on the site provide. Purely decorative images are given null attributes—visually impaired users who are surfing the internet using screen readers will therefore not have to hear for instance 'bullet point image' read out repetitively.

Site Navigation

All navigation on this website uses plain text links. In modern browsers these links are coloured wine-red; the text which is linked becomes underlined when the mouse hovers over it, as an visual clue to its link status for the benefit of users with various forms of colour blindness. In older browsers which do not support cascading style sheets links are rendered in the default format for the browser, usually blue and underlined.

Links

Most links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail when you allow your mouse to hover over the linked text, unless the text of the link already fully describes the target, as on the main Links page.

Links to external sites open in a new window, which means that your browser Back button will not function, but we tell you when this will happen via the title attribute, which the majority of browsers display as pop-up text when you hover over the link. To return to the Wyard Druitt site when you have clicked a site to another link, simply close the new window.

We have checked all links on this site at the time of website publication, and all links are accurate and in working order. In addition links to external sites will be periodically checked. If you find a broken link however, please email us at info@decanter-labels.com with details of the link text and the page on which it is located and we will fix it as soon as possible.

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Access Keys

These are key combinations (alt + one other) that can be used to navigate quickly through the site without the use of a mouse.

Information pages:

  • 0 This Page (Accessibility and Usability Statement)
  • 1 Home page
  • 2 About us
  • 3 Engraving
  • 4 Commissions
  • 5 Gift Ideas
  • 6 Press
  • 7 Links
  • 8 Contact
  • 9 Site map
  • h How to purchase
  • e Limited editions

Decanter collection pages:

  • s The Silver Collection
  • e The Battersea Enamel Collection
  • c The Châteaux Collection

To use the access keys, Windows users should hold down the ALT key and press the access key (the number or letter). On a Mac, use the CTRL key plus the access key. Internet Explorer users may also need to hit the “enter” key to activate a link.

Document structure

We have designed the site with the aim of achieving maximum clarity and consistency through the site, so that recurring elements such as navigation are in the same place on the screen throughout the site to make it easy and quick to find your way around the site, with text links at the foot of longer pages as well as 'back to top' links to reduce the amount you need to scroll.

The underlying code of each page has a linear structure and HTML headings have been used so that non-visual browsers (screen readers) can read each page in a logical sequence. Neither tables nor frames are used for layout purposes.

Every page begins with the Wyard Druitt logo and the page’s title. The content follows, and the menu is at the end of the page, marked up as a list. Unlike other sites which provide 'skip navigation' links so that users with screen readers can avoid having navigation links read out at the start of every new page, we have provided a 'skip to navigation' link - so that instead of having to use the link every time you want to get to the main content of the page, the navigation is placed after the main content and you can go straight to it when you want to use it instead of having to avoid it when you don't!

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Text size

All text on this site is resizable, including in Internet Explorer browsers. To make text bigger, use the browser's font-size tool, which is usually located under the View menu at the top of your screen.

Screen size

The site has been designed to be easy to use regardless of your screen size. The text flows to the width of your screen, so you are not forced to scroll horizontally to read text if you have a small screen size, and to allow you to enjoy the full width of your screen if you have a larger computer, which also means less vertical scrolling for you.

Browser compatibility

This website uses cascading style sheets (css) for layout. A less complex style sheet is automatically provided for browsers which do not fully support css. For users with these browsers, some decorative elements of the site, such as the background image to the bottom right, will not be visible. People with browsers which have no support for css at all will be viewing the unstyled version of this website, so for instance all headings and text will be rendered in the default colour and font-type for the browser being used. However users with these older browsers have full access to all the site's content, and instructions are given to explain how the user can upgrade to a web standards browser which will increase ease and enjoyment of exploring the internet in general.

Javascript

Javascript is used on this site to open a new window to see close-ups of the decanter labels and in the links offered to close these pop-up windows. However for users who use browsers which do not support Javascript, or who have Javascript turned off, the links to the larger images still work and alternative instructions are given to the 'close window' links.

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Brochure request form

The online form we have provided is fully accessible without the use of a mouse, and provides clear explanation about what information is missing from the form when the form is submitted without a required field being completed correctly.

Printing pages from the website

A style sheet specifically for use by your printer is automatically used when you print a page from the File menu at the top of your browser. Elements which are unnecessary for print, such as repeated navigation sections and decorative background images, are omitted to save your printer ink and paper. The font is also changed to a serif font which is widely considered more readable on paper but less on screen, where we have provided sans-serif fonts.

Still improving...

We hope that the steps we have taken make the site accessible to as many users as possible but we recognise the need to continue to improve in this area. If you have any comments or suggestions you would like to make regarding the website, please email info@decanter-labels.com

 

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