People with Disabilities in Ireland > Accessibility Hints and Tips

Using TAB key to jump between links

This site has been developed so that you can use the tab key on your keyboard to jump from one link to another. All navigation and menus are in logical order to allow for this.

Skipping navigation

Every page has a hidden 'skip navigation' link at the beginning of the page. Screen reader users can click here to jump directly to page content.

Do you find the text size too small?

To increase the size of text in Windows Explorer 5+, select View > Text Size > Larger/Largest
To increase the size of text in Netscape 6+ select View > Text Size > Larger or press Ctrl++
To increase the size of text in Netscape 4, select View > Increase Font or press Ctrl+]

Printing

All pages on this website are in a print friendly format. Only page content is printed, no navigation or graphics.

PDF documents for download

All documents for download are in PDF format and fully accessible. You need an Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Acrobat Reader is free to download and you can get it here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Site layout

Main sections are on the top of the page. These sections are About PwDI, News and Publications, Areas of Action, Our Networks, EYPD 2003 and Speakout. When you click on any of these sections a menu will appear under the navigation to give you more options.

You can also navigate using the site map.

Useful sites

If you would like to read more about Web Accessibility visit the following web sites:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines http://www.w3.org

National Disability Authority Irish IT Accessibility Guidelines http://www.accessit.nda.ie