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AvBuyer.com: Accessibility

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AvBuyer always aims to ensure that the site has been built in accordance with best practices for accessibility and web standards.

Practical measures on this site include the following:

Browsers

We have tried to ensure that AvBuyer works on all popular browsers and platforms. However, for full functionality and accessibility we recommend the use of a compliant browser such as:

Access Keys

Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that replace the need to use a mouse for navigation. To use this feature press the "alt" key and the letter or character asigned to the link.

  • alt+1 for the Home page
  • alt+2 for the About page
  • alt+3 for the Contact page
  • alt+4 for the Advertise page
  • alt+5 for the Aircraft for Sale page
  • alt+6 for the Dealers page
  • alt+7 for the Suppliers page
  • alt+8 for the Resources page
  • alt+9 for the Register page
  • alt+0 for the Dealer Login page

How do I use access keys?

This depends on the browser you are using;

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

Accessible design

Internet users with disabilities can find websites difficult and sometimes impossible to use simply because of the way they are designed and coded.

This website has been designed and coded to be as accessible as possible and to be compatible with the types of adaptive technology used by people with disabilities, including screen readers.

As such visitors can control the size of the text and can use 'access keys' on the keyboard rather than the mouse to navigate through the pages, colours chosen for text and titles are bold and contrast with their backgrounds and more:

Resizable fonts

You may change the font size by using the preferences in your browser. In Internet Explorer, select View, then Text Size, and then your preferred size. In Firefox select View, then Text Size, and then increase or decrease to the desired size.

Internal navigation links

At the start of every page are invisible links providing direct access to content each with accesskeys. When keyboard-navigating, however, the links become visible – try tabbing through the links on the page.

Form tabbing and on-focus highlighting

Forms on this site can be tabbed through in sequence, and also in modern browsers (such as Firefox) the field that has focus will be highlighted.

Standards Compliance

All pages should validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional and use structured semantic markup. The CSS also validates.

Our pages conform to Level AA compliance as specified by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 and endorsed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind.

We strive to obey the spirit of the UK Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the US Rehabilitation Act 1998, Section 508 with respect to the provision of services online, as required by the Disability Rights Commission.

If you have any problems using this site, please get in touch and let us know via our contact page.

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