Canterbury Regional Council, NZ created access keys to allow website navigation without a mouse
Canterbury Regional Council, NZ website accessibility
Canterbury Regional Council created access keys to allows users to navigate its website without needing to use a mouse. These six keyboard shortcuts involving hold the Alt key or Ctrl key along with another specific key to access a list of access keys, the home page, the search function, contact information, the skip link function, and the government portal. The Council continues to improve its accessibility compliance with AA standard according to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
Introduces the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) international standard, including WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1. WCAG documents explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities.
What is an accessible website? | Environment Canterbury
An accessible website is one that accommodates a full range of users.
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