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Accessibilty

Access to the web is an increasingly important element of many people's lives. So, in April 2005, we made the decision to create a website which is fully compliant with W3C accessibilty guidelines.

"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect."
Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web

WBS feels that everyone regardless of their disabilities should have access to information on our services. This website strives to be compliant with the UK Disability Discrimination Act (1995).

Section 21 of the Act gives disabled people improved rights of access to goods, facilities and services. The Act states;

"As a service provider, you might discriminate against a disabled person in two ways:
  1. By treating him or her less favourably than other customers because of their disability; or
  2. By not making reasonable adjustments to the way you deliver your services, so that disabled people can use them.

In October 2004 the Act came into full effect, leaving businesses no defence unless they have at least a coherent plan for implementing "reasonable adjustments".

Read further on Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for Small and Medium-sized Businesses.

Accessibilty Tools Available On This Site

Access keys allow easy keyboard navigation without the use of a mouse. Access Keys provide shortcuts to important or common parts of the site. The current list of Access Keys on the WBS site is:

Access Keys
Destination Access Key
skip to content 0
skip to back to navigation y
homepage 1
news 2
about 3
services 4
portfolio 5
contact 6
search 7
sitemap x
accessibilty & anchor keys information q
back to the top z
print the page v

Browser support of access keys differs according to browser:

  1. Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key, then press ENTER
  2. Internet Explorer 4: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key
  3. Internet Explorer 5+ for Mac: Hold down the CTRL key and select the number/letter of the access key
  4. Internet Explorer 4.5 for Mac: Access keys are not supported
  5. Netscape 6+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key
  6. Netscape earlier versions: Access keys are not supported
  7. Mozilla: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key
  8. Opera: In sequence press SHIFT then ESC and then select the number/letter of the access key