Accessibility

Rossiters Department Store take accessibility very seriously. As a result we have implemented various web site features to aid the accessibility of the web site. These include the uses of keyboard shortcuts for the main web site sections, navigational aids, and standards compliant code.

Access Keys

To help you navigate around this web site using the keyboard, we have enabled the access key functionality. Most browsers support access keys, which allow you to navigate to specified links using a keyboard combination

Access Key Map:

• Access Key 1 - Homepage
• Access Key 2 - Site Map
• Access Key 3 - The Store
• Access Key 4 - Departments
• Access Key 5 - About Rossiters
• Access Key 6 - Our Company
• Access Key 7 - Contact Details

How to use access keys:

• Internet Explorer 4 – press 'ALT' and access key.
• Internet Explorer 5+ – press 'ALT' and access key, then press ENTER.
• Internet Explorer 4.5 for Mac – does not support access keys.
• Internet Explorer 5+ for Mac – press 'Control' and access key.
• Netscape 6+: – press 'ALT' ('Control' for Macintosh) and access key.
• Earlier versions of Netscape do not support Access Keys.
• Mozilla – press ALT ('Control' for Macintosh) and access key.
• Safari (Macintosh) – Hold down the CTRL key and access key.
• Omniweb (Macintosh) – Hold down the CTRL key and access key.
• Opera 7.5+ – press SHIFT+ESC, followed by access key.

Navigational Aids

All pages have a breadcrumb trail at the top of the main body of the page. The breadcrumb trail helps the visitor understand where they are in relation to the home page. This is particularly useful if you have entered the site via a cached page on a search engine.

All pages have a search box functionality at the top of the page. This will help you search the pages of this site quickly.

We have also added a site map to help you navigate around the web site.

Changing the Font Size

To change the font size in your web browser to either increase or decrease the size of the text try the following:

The font size function can normally be found under the View menu. For Mozilla Firefox this can be found under the View -> Text Size -> Increase/Decrease menu.

For further help on changing the font size please consult your web browser help section. This can normally be found by pressing F1 on your keyboard.

Standards (XHTML, CSS, WAI)

This web site conforms to the W3C standards for XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.0. We have checked our pages using the W3C online validators. We have built the web site to comply with the Web Accessibility Initiative Priority 1 requirements to ensure the web site is accessible to all. This was tested using the online validator, Watchfire WebXACT (formally known as Bobby).

More Information

For further information on accessibliity please do not hesitate to contact us. If you have any comments or feedback please use our online enquiry form.