- 01: About
- 02: Themes
- 03: Institutions
- 04: News & Events
- 05: Contact
The Retail Academy aims to make this website as accessible as possible. The site has been built using xHTML and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).
The information on this page addresses the following areas:
Access Keys allow you to access the main navigation elements by using your keyboard. If you are using Windows on a PC, press ALT + access key, then enter/return. If you are using a Macintosh press Control + access key, then enter/return.
There are four main areas of navigation on this site:
The navigation across the top of the page links to a keyword Search facility, the Site Map and the Contact Us and Find Us pages.
The access keys for the main navigation menu are as follows:
To move through the secondary menu on the site use the tab key + enter on the keyboard. The tab key + enter can be used to access all links on a page. To move back through links, press shift + tab + enter.
The access keys for the footer navigation menu are as follows:
For those of you using screen readers, you are given the option to skip the navigation elements at the start of each page and go directly to the main content. The access key assigned to 'Skip Navigation' is k.
The pages on this site are all printer-friendly and only the logo, relevant headings and main content will appear on the printouts. Navigation elements will not be printed.
As relative font sizes (small, medium, large etc.) and not pixel-based font sizes have been used on this site, you can easily resize the text. To do do so, please follow the steps below relevant to your browser:
Internet Explorer: View > Text size
Netscape: Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts OR View > Text Zoom
Opera: File > Preferences > Fonts > Minimum font size (pixels) OR View > Zoom
Alternatively, scroll with the wheel of your mouse whilst holding down the control key.
If you would prefer to use your own stylesheet, follow the steps below relevent to your browser to override the attached style sheet. Please note that if you choose to do this, the intended presentation will be lost.
Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > General > Accessibility > Tick 'Format documents using my style sheet' > Browse (to your style sheet)
Opera: File > Preferences > Page Style > My Style Sheet > Browse (to your style sheet)
The site has been tsted and provides full functionality on the following browsers and platforms:
As the site is built using CSS2, which is unsupported by IE 4 and below and Netscape 4 and below, it will not display or function as it should. Users of these browsers can still access the information, but without the intended presentation and a certain loss of functionality. As less than 1% of internet users rely on these browsers, it was decided not to compromise the design and functionality of the site for users of more popular, modern browsers.
If you would like to upgrade your existing browser or download a new browser please select from the links below:
Download/upgrade Internet Explorer
Download/upgrade Netscape
Download/upgrade Firefox
Download/upgrade Opera
This site is compliant with W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, Level A conformance.
