Accessibility Statement

As a front-end developer I focus my attention on the accessibility of websites. This page will talk you through some of the measures in place on CSS Wizardry, and how best to utilise them.

Accesskeys

By hitting 'alt' ('alt' + 'shift' in Firefox) along with a particluar key you can instantly jump to certain parts of this website. Use the 'alt' key in conjunction with the following to navigate:

CSS

CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is arguably the most powerful tool in the web standards arsenal. Its ability to seperate style from content means that by disabling CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) you are left with a plain text, high contrast, no frills web page. CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is the cornerstone of accessible web development - it's also my speciality.

xHTML

Semantic and validate xHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language) sits hand in hand with CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) to provide a rich user experience, as well as an accessible website. Properly structured xHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language) means that screenreaders and other such tools can correctly process web pages.

Links & Abbreviations

Link Titles

I aim to provide every link with a meaningful title tag to describe what exactly you are going to find on the other end of it. If however you find a link without a suitable title tag, please let me know.

External Links

All external links on this site are denoted with a small icon indicating that a new tab/window will be opened when clicked. Example.

Printed Links

Some users may need to print web pages in order to use them fully, others may simply choose to print pages. Hyperlinks are completely useless when printed, but I have in place a method whereby the URL (Universal Resource Locator) will be printed after the link text, so users reading printed pages can see where the links actually point to. Nifty eh?

Printed Abbreviations

In the same sense as above, xHTML (eXtensible HyperText Markup Language) abbreviations are redundant in printed form, as they require a user to actively hover over them to reveal their unabridged form. In the same functionality as above, the full meaning of any abbreviation will be printed in brackets after the initials which stand for it.

In Brief

Hi there, my name is Harry Roberts, and you're currently viewing my personal blog and portfolio CSS Wizardry.

I am a front-end developer and web standards advocate based in Yorkshire (UK). I work at Sense Internet — the best and coolest web design company in Yorkshire (and that’s official).As a front-end developer I concern myself with the accessibility, usability and aesthetics of websites, and make sure that they conform to standards enforced and advised the the W3C (http://w3.org).