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Accessibility Help

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Standards Compliance

It is the policy of Dumfries and Galloway Council to make reasonable adjustments in order to make all web-based information and services on the new DGCommunity.net website accessible and equally effective to all regardless of disability. Dumfries and Galloway Council will adhere to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)'s AA standard.

In designing this website Dumfries and Galloway Council have ensured that disabled people with a range of sensory, cognitive and mobility impairments have been involved in the process of website design and development.

We will respond to any criticisms you may have about the accessibility of the site. Please contact us in confidence if you wish to discuss any aspect of the site with regards to accessibility issues.

The DGCommunity Web site has been designed to comply with the guidelines issued by W3C/WAI. The Site was also validated as HTML 4.01 Transitional, using the W3C and Web Design Group validators, with CSS compliance.

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Access Keys

To aid those using a screen reader or a talking browser or any user agents that support access keys, quick access to the main navigation links are provided via the keyboard using keys based on the the UK Government Access Keys system.

These access keys provide a quick way to navigate round the site without using a mouse.

Hold the 'Alt' key (Windows PC) or 'Ctrl' key (Apple Mac)

Select the key from the list below

Press 'Enter' if using a Windows PC (an Apple Mac takes you straight there)

  • 0 - Accessibility Help Page
  • 1 - Home
  • 2 - Mission
  • 3 - Resources
  • 4 - Confidentiality
  • 5 - Youth Clinic
  • 6 - Contact Us
  • 7 - About Us
  • s - Skip navigation, go to Content

Cross browser support

Use of access keys differs according to browser:

  • Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the Alt key and select the number/letter of the access key, then press ENTER
  • Internet Explorer 4: Hold down the Alt key and select the number/letter of the access key
  • Internet Explorer 5+ for Mac: Hold down the Ctrl key and select the number/letter of the access key
  • Internet Explorer 4.5 for Mac: Access keys are not supported
  • Mozilla: Hold down the Alt key and select the number/letter of the access key
  • Netscape 6+: Hold down the Alt key and select the number/letter of the access key
  • Netscape earlier versions: Access keys are not supported

Enable Javascript


Navigator 3.x
  • Go to "Options | Network Preferences..." from the main menu
  • Change to the "Languages" tab
  • To enable: make sure "Enable JavaScript" check box is checked
    To disable: make sure "Enable JavaScript" check box is unchecked
  • Restart the browser
Communicator 4.x
  • Go to "Edit | Preferences..." from the main menu
  • Select "Advanced" panel
  • To enable: make sure "Enable JavaScript" check box is checked.
    To disable: make sure "Enable JavaScript" check box is unchecked.
  • Restart the browser
Explorer 3.x
  • Go to "View | Options..." from the main menu
  • Change to the "Security" tab
  • To enable: make sure "Run ActiveX scripts" check box is checked
    To disable: make sure "Run ActiveX scripts" check box is unchecked
  • Restart the browser
Explorer 4.x and Explorer 5+
  • Go to "View | Internet Options..." from the main menu
  • Change to the "Security" tab
  • Select "Custom" and click on the "Settings..." button
  • To enable: make sure "Enable" is selected under "Active scripting"
    To disable: make sure "Disable" is selected under "Active scripting"
  • Restart the browser

Simply reloading the page, rather than restarting the browser, may be sufficient under some browser versions.

Change Text Size


Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Go to "View | Text Size" and choose your text size from the menu.
  • OR hold down the control key and roll your mouse wheel up and down until the text is the correct size.

Opera
  • Go to "View | Zoom" and choose a zoom level.
  • OR hold down the control key and roll your mouse wheel up and down until the text is the correct size.

Netscape Navigator 
  • Go to "View | Text Zoom" and choose whether to increase or decrease the text size.
Mozilla Firefox
  • Go to "View | Text Size" and choose whether to increase or decrease the text size.
  • OR hold down the control key and roll your mouse wheel up and down until the text is the correct size.