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Accessibility


CGCoPE is committed to producing websites and web resources that can be accessed by all of our visitors. All pages produced on this CGCoPE website conform to the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Level-A standard as a minimum.

We are always keen to hear about ways we can improve the services we provide. If you are having any difficulties using this website, please contact the website administrator.

Standards Compliance


In accordance with best practice, this site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for layout and formatting. If your browser or browsing device does not support styleheets at all, the content of each page is still readable and usable.

All pages on this site complying with all priority 1 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional and as CSS.


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Accessibility Features

The following are features that we have provided that will greatly assist you to use our website.

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Access Keys

Access keys provide a quick way to navigate round the site without using a mouse. In line with current UK Government Accessibility recommendations, the following access keys are in use on this website:

S - Skip navigation and go to page content
0 - Accessibility details
1 - Home
2 - not used
3 - Sitemap
4 - Search
5 - FAQ
6 - not used
7 - not used
8 - Terms and Conditions
9 - Contact Us
N - Funding
L - Links


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How to Use Access Keys

The keys are used in conjunction with the Alt or Ctrl and Enter keys (which vary depending on your browser).

1. Hold down the

    * 'Alt' key if using Internet Explorer for Windows
    * 'Ctrl' key if using Mozilla/Firefox, or if using Internet Explorer or Safari on a Mac
    * 'Shift' and 'Esc' together if using Opera (note Opera ignores numeric Access Keys)

2. and simultaneously select a key from the list above

3. then press 'Enter' if using Internet Explorer for Windows PC (other browsers go to the page immediately).

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Tab Indexing

The links on this site have been given a tab weighting to allow quick access to each link. The order for tab indexing in each page is as follows:

    * Top navigation
    * Side navigation
    * Breadcrumb navigation
    * Bottom navigation

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Portable Document Format (PDF)


This site uses Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view PDF files, you will need to download and install a PDF reader. The Adobe site offers:

    * Adobe Acrobat PDF reader
    * Accessibility conversion tools
    * PDF Accessibility information

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Problems Accessing Documents


If you have any problems accessing the documents published on this website, please contact us and we will supply you with the document in an accessible format. Contact the website administrator.

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Accessibility Options and Help with your Web Browers

Many web browsers have accessibility features, which help you use the web in the way that best suits you. We recommend you select the browser which best suits your needs, and these links give you some helpful guidance whether you want to best configure your web browser or download a more suitable one.

Note that there are many different web browsers available, and many versions of each of them, so it would be impractical for us to list them all here. We have chosen the most popular as a guide that you may find useful.

    * FireFox help and support
    * Opera help and support
    * Netscape help and support
    * Internet Explorer help and support

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Accessibility Options and help for your Computer


To configure your operating system to tailor its accessibility features to your needs you may find these websites useful:

    * Microsoft accessibility features for the Windows operating system
    * Apple accessibility features for the Mac's operating system
    * Linux accessibility features for configuring the Linux operating system
    * The BBC accessibility information site

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Useful links:
  • Freedom of Information
  • Data Protection
  • Contact Us

Got a query? Email info@cgcopescotland.gov.uk