Accessibility & Help
HELP AND CONTACT INFORMATION
We are here to help you make your visit to our website as easy and informative as possible. This site has been designed to be user-friendly and as easy to read as possible.
If you are having difficulty accessing any of the information on this site, please contact Louise Conway, Marketing Co-ordinator at conwayl@kilmarnock.ac.uk.
TEXT (FONT) SIZE
This site has the facility to alter the size of the text by selecting the size required using the Font Size Tool, this is located below the menu section on each page. To change the text size click on the relative 'A' character, located to the right of the 'Font Size:' text.
SITEMAP
As the sitemap is located under the About Kilmarnock College pull-down menu and is also displayed at the top of each page, the site can also be navigated with the use of the keyboard alone with no mouse required (see the access keys section)
DISCLAIMER AND OTHER WEBSITES
All links to external websites and the websites themselves have been checked horoughly for adware(spyware), viruses and inappropriate content. If you are required by us to leave this site or open a new window which views another ebsite the corresponding link will display a 'new window to external site' icon to the right of the main link, this is an informational image only.
The Main Menu and Accessibility images on the site will redirect you to the external software sites without prior warning. Disclaimer: Kilmarnock College does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance or completeness of any external websites linked from this site, and is therefore not responsible for any of the information held within these sites.
PRINTING COMPATIBILITY (Hardcopy Enabled)
This site is printable in its current state or with the styles (the look of the site) removed, some browsers may disable the styles and the site may appear in text format, we advise you to use a browser that uses style sheets, but is not compulsory.
LANGUAGE TOOLS
If you require to view this site in a alternative language we recommend using one of the services listed below. Click on one of the links below, the details of how to use these services can be found on the service providers website.
Google - Language Tools
http://www.google.co.uk/language_tools
Altavista - Babel Fish
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
Yahoo Babel Fish
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
BROWSEALOUD (SPEECH ENABLED SITE)
Browsealoud is a software solution that allows visitors the option of having website content read to them. As the website visitor moves the cursor over text, it is spoken aloud. Browsealoud is free to download and you have control over the voice, word pronunciations and speech highlighting.
This provides an additional way of accessing content for people who have problems reading. This includes those with dyslexia or learning difficulties, those for whom English is not their first language, or anyone with a mild visual impairment.
For more information or to download the Browsealoud Accessibility feature please click on the link below.
Click on the Download Browsealoud Image to start download
Browsealoud can also be used with PDF files.
ACCESS KEYS
Keyboard shortcuts (accesskeys) are intended to help users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse. The following information details each of the keyboard shortcut commands available to you.
Depending upon your browser type use one of the following:
if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 then press and hold the "alt" key and specific number key at same time;
if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or above press and hold the "alt" key and the number key then release both keys and press the enter key;
on Macintosh, press Control + an access key;
this accessibility initiative is supported by Netscape 6.
The website accesskeys are as follows:
Alt + 1: Home page
Alt + 2: News
Alt + 3: Apply for a course
Alt + 4: E-learing Site
Alt + 5: Accessibility & Help Page
Alt + 6: Contact Us
Alt + 7: Specific to page (will be explained on page)
Alt + 8: Specific to page (will be explained on page)
Alt + 9: Specific to page (will be explained on page)
Alt + 0: Sitemap
DOCUMENTS AND FILES
Wherever possible, we endeavour to produce all of our downloads in PDF format. The PDF format protects data integrity and is an accepted standard across the private and public sectors. PDF files can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free software tool available from Adobe.
If you are having problems viewing a PDF file, please click on the link below to download Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Click on the Download Adobe's PDF Reader image to start the download
See Browsealoud section for speech enabled PDF files.
W3C GUIDELINES
We are committed to providing a website which is accessible to as many users as possible, regardless of which web browser they use, or any disability which they may have. We will make every effort to ensure that all pages within this site conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 Treble-A (AAA) standards.
Accreditations
This site is still under development and will be tested as soon as possible, accreditations will be added shortly.