Accessibility Information
NUGC have made every attempt to create a fully accessible website. This page details some of the measures taken to ensure the website remains accessible to as many people as possible, and lists the access keys that can be used to navigate this site.
Alternative Text On Images
All images used on this website have alternative text set, so that users who cannot see the images can still find out what is contained in the image. Users with images turned off will also see the alternative text in their place.
Web Standards
This website is written in accordance with the World Wide Web Consortium's standards, which means that it uses semantically correct XHTML code and Cascading Style Sheets.
Accessibility Guidelines
This website is designed to meet as many of the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) checkpoints as possible.. It has been checked on Priority 1, 2 & 3 checkpoints, and attempts to comply with all of them.
Access Keys
This website enables visitors to use access keys (keyboard shortcuts) to navigate around the website.
As far as possible, the access keys conform with the recommended UK Government access keys standard. The access keys for this website are:
| UK Govt Access Keys Standard | |
|---|---|
| Key | Page |
| s | Skip Navigation |
| 0 | Accessibility Information Page (This Page) |
| 1 | Home Page |
| Access Keys Using First Letter | |
| Key | Page |
| c | Committee Page |
| i | Information Page |
| l | Links Page |
| m | Mailing List Page |
| n | News Page |
| q | Q & A Page |
| Remaining Pages | |
| Key | Page |
| a | Fleet Page |
| d | Shop |
| j | Flying List Page |
| k | Gallery |
| o | NUGC Forum |
| p | Events Page |
How you use the access keys depends on the browser which you are using. In general, Windows users should press Alt + the relevant access key, and Mac users should press Ctrl + the relevant access key. Internet Explorer users may additionally need to press Enter after this. Opera users should press Shift + Esc, followed by the relevant access key, and then may need to press Enter afterwards as well.