Accessibility

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) lists 3 levels of priorities that a web site should comply to. Striling Council's web services are working towards becoming fully compliant with Priority 1 , 2 and 3. Here is a list of features that make Stirling Council's web services accessible for all:

Page Design

• The pages are short and simple
• Media that requires proprietary plugins are used sparingly. If such content used, a textual alternative is always provided
• XHTML has been used to structure the document

Images

• ALT tags (alternative description tags) have been used for conveying the meaning of all important images - these contain meaningful text
• Use of images have been used in moderation

Text

• Text alternatives have been provided where video, audio, media or image maps have been used
• Screen reader has been tested on the site
• Fonts are used consistently throughout the site

Colour

• Text colours have high contrast with background colours
• Colours have not been used as a primary device for conveying information