Accessibility demonstrates a commitment to inclusion. This means not only support for text-based browsers and screen readers, but support for a more usable presentation across a variety of browsers and operating systems.
Access keys
Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. On Windows, you can press ALT+accesskey; on Macintosh, you can press CONTROL+accesskey. On some browsers the access key will both select and activate the link. Shortcuts defined on this site are listed below:
| Access key | Function |
|---|---|
| 1 | View applications projects |
| 2 | View multimedia projects |
| 3 | View website projects |
| n | View next image |
| h | Return to home page |
Standards compliance
- This site is Bobby AAA Approved and complies with all priority level 1, 2, and 3 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
- This site is Section 508 approved and complies with all aspects of the U.S. Federal Government Section 508 Guidelines.
- This site validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict using the W3C validator.
Content
- All content images include descriptive ALT tags.
- Abbreviations and acronyms are marked up and can be expanded with a mouse rollover.
- Each link has an associated TITLE attribute to describe the link more fully within a tooltip, offering greater predictive value to the link.
- Links are always separated by a non-whitespace character.
Design
- There are no javascript: links. All links can be followed in any browser, with or without JavaScript.
- Rollover effects are mouse-independent where supported, e.g., 'onfocus' instead of 'onmouseover'.
- Shortcut keys are offered for common functions.
- Semantic markup is used whenever possible.
- Tables are not used to effect visual formatting.
- No 'spacer' gifs are used for alignment or padding.
- Font sizes are first specified as absolute for Netscape 4 compatibility, then overridden with relative specifications for later browsers.