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CR at GUS:



Our commitment to accessibility

GUS recognise the importance of providing a website that is inclusive and available for all user groups. This page explains

  • our approach to making this website accessible, including what we have done and will do in the future;
  • the facilities that we have provided for different disability groups;
  • guidance on how to use particular features;
  • what to do if you have any questions or feedback for us.

Approach

The GUS website is being developed to support Internet users who have disabilities. We believe the web pages on the site are in line with RNIB's 'See It Right' accessibility criteria, which includes all of the priority level 2 criteria of W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Any new information added to the site will be compliant with RNIB's 'See It Right' accessibility criteria.

Select the following links to access specific details for:

Text equivalents of all images have been provided and the relevant page and table header tags inserted.

Alternative mechanisms have been provided where JavaScript is used within the site

Screen reader/voice browser/screen magnifier users

Our navigation mechanisms are accessible by screen readers and voice browsers. In addition, skip links allow the user to by-pass the navigation to the main content and also to directly navigate the main site areas.

All pages on this site define the following access keys:

  • Access key n - Skip menus
  • Access key 1 - CR at GUS/Introduction
  • Access key 1a - Defining and managing CR
  • Access key 1b - Performance benchmarks
  • Access key 1c - Objectives and targets
  • Access key 1d - Stakeholder relationships
  • Access key 1e - Verification statement
  • Access key 2 - GUS in the environment/Group overview
  • Access key 2a - ARG
  • Access key 2b - Experian
  • Access key 3 - GUS & the community/Group overview
  • Access key 3a - The GUS Charitable Trust
  • Access key 3b - ARG
  • Access key 3c - Experian
  • Access key 4 - GUS' supply chain/Group overview
  • Access key 4a - ARG
  • Access key 4b - Experian
  • Access key 5 - GUS in the marketplace/Experian
  • Access key 5a - ARG
  • Access key 6 - Working at GUS/Group overview
  • Access key 6a - ARG
  • Access key 6b - Experian
  • Access key 7 - Accessibility
  • Access key a - small text
  • Access key b - medium text
  • Access key c - large text

How to use access keys

Hold down 'alt' key and number/letter of the access key, then press 'enter'.

Partially sighted users - changing the font size

We have provided the facility to change the font size of the text used on our web pages.

If you are using Internet Explorer, select 'View' from the menu bar, then 'Text Size' and select from 'Smallest' to 'Largest'.

In Mozilla Firefox, select 'View' from the menu bar, then 'Text Size' and select from 'Increase', 'Decrease' or 'Normal'.

Colour-blind users

We have checked the site font and background colour combinations for the different colour blindness conditions and ensured that items are not referenced by colour alone.

Should you wish to change the colour of text and background by introducing your own style sheet, please follow the instructions in changing the style sheet.

Keyboard-only users

The web pages on the site have been tested for use in keyboard-only operation. When using the forms or controls for the tools, the keys to use are as follows:

  • To move forward between links, use the tab key
  • To move back between links, use the Shift + tab keys
  • To initiate an action button, use the Enter key when the action button is selected.
  • 'tab' moves you through the different page elements.
  • 'backspace' moves you back through the pages you have already visited.
  • 'alt' and 'left arrow/cursor' moves you back through the pages you have already visited.
  • 'alt' and 'right arrow/cursor' moves you forward through pages you have already visited.
  • 'ctrl' and 'home' takes you to the beginning of the page.
  • 'ctrl' and 'end' takes you to the end of the page.
  • 'spacebar' moves the page down.
  • 'page up' and 'page down' moves the page up and down.

Deaf users

Any multi-media/audio files will have transcripts provided.

Changing the style sheet

Users may import their own style sheet into the website.

In Internet Explorer, select Tools, then Internet Options and then Accessibility. Next click on any or all of three checkboxes to ignore colours, font styles or font sizes. In the same window, you can change the style sheet by clicking the checkbox that says 'Format document using my style sheet', then simply browse to your preferred style sheet and click ok.

In Mozilla Firefox, select Tools, then Web Developer, then CSS, then disable styles.

Questions and feedback

email: info@gusplc.com