This page details the measures taken to ensure the optimal accessibility of the RPC Online website.
In accordance with the University of Oxford’s Accessibility Standard, pages on this website conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)’s “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0”, level Double-A.
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Assistance
If you have any difficulty using the RPC Online website for accessibility reasons, please contact us using the comment form and we will endeavour to help.
Design
As mentioned above, stylesheets are used to apply the website’s visual design. This maximizes the availability of the content to users of non-graphical web browsers, i.e. the website is still entirely usable with stylesheets turned off.
The design uses what is called an ‘elastic’ layout, meaning that it stretches to best accommodate the text size set in your web browser.
JavaScript
JavaScript is used selectively to enhance certain features of the website. However, it is still entirely possible to make full use of the website if JavaScript is unavailable in your web browsing environment.
All links work without JavaScript.
The virtual keyboard for ancient Greek characters, used in the identification & advanced searches, and the feedback forms, depends on JavaScript. If you are unable to use this virtual keyboard, you will need to find an alternative method of inputting ancient Greek. The options open to you will depend on your computer’s operating system. Penn State University’s Teaching and Learning with Technology unit provides advice on inserting Greek letters into English documents, that may be a good starting point.
Flash
The interactive map uses Flash. You will need the Macromedia Flash player plugin for your web browser in order to use this feature. If this is not an option for you, the maps are also made available as static image files that can be viewed and printed without the need for any special plugins.
Links
As far as possible, links use text that is meaningful when taken out of context. Where this is not the case, they are given ‘title’ text that describes the resource they lead to.
Relationships between pages are described using <link> elements. These can be used as an additional navigation tool, if your browser supports them.
Web standards
All pages on this website have been produced to conform to recommended web standards as defined by the W3C. Pages are marked up as XHTML 1.0 Strict and stylisation is effected with CSS 2.