Accessibility
Chevin Housing Group is committed to improving access to our website so that information on the site is accessible to the widest audience.
Access Keys
Access keys let you navigate around chevinha.co.uk without using your mouse.
They can be used to jump directly to different sections of chevinha.co.uk or certain areas within a page, without having to move your mouse at all.
UK Government accesskeys standard is used throughout the site as well as other access keys specific to chevinha.co.uk
Tables of accesskeys used on chevinha.co.uk
| Access key | Function |
|---|---|
| 0 | go to Access Keys documentation page |
| 1 | go to chevin.co.uk Home page |
| 2 | skip to main content of current page (for non-visual browsers) |
| 3 | go to chevin.co.uk Site Map page |
| 4 | go to chevin.co.uk Search box |
| 5 | go to chevin.co.uk Frequently Asked Question page |
| 7 | go to chevin.co.uk How to Complain page |
| 8 | go to chevin.co.uk Terms & Conditions page |
| 9 | go to chevin.co.uk Contact page |
| R | go to chevin.co.uk Homes to Rent page |
| B | go to chevin.co.uk Homes to Buy page |
| M | go to chevin.co.uk My Account page |
| N | go to chevin.co.uk Need Advice page |
| W | go to chevin.co.uk Whats New page |
| G | go to chevin.co.uk Get Involved page |
| C | go to chevin.co.uk Community page |
| A | go to chevin.co.uk About Us page |
| J | go to chevin.co.uk Jobs & Careers page |
How to use Access Keys in your Browser
| Browser | What to do |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) | Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER |
| Internet Explorer 4 (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac) | Access keys are not supported |
| Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac) | Access keys are not supported |
| Netscape 7 (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox, Mozilla (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox, Mozilla (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Safari and Omniweb (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Opera | Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the accesskey |
Accessibility Standards
Pages on this site meet Level 2 accessibility checkpoints specified by the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0
This is also known as ‘Double-A' or ‘AA' compliance.
Changing Text Size
You can change the text size by clicking on ‘Change Text Size' at the top right hand corner of each page.
There are three sizes regular 12px, medium 14px and large 16px
Information in alternative formats
Some of the information on this website has been translated into:
Arabic Farsi Polish Somali
Bengali French Punjabi Urdu
Chevin Housing Group is committed to a policy of equal access to information and services. We subscribe to the ‘Language Line' translation and interpretation service which means that we are able to offer translation and interpretation facilities to customers who struggle with speaking or reading English.
If you need any of the documents on the website in another language or in large print, in Braille, or on audio tape, please call us on 0845 2701088. We will do our very best to accommodate your request.
- CASSETTE
- BRAILLE
- LARGE FONT
- OR ANY OTHER FORMAT
PDF documents
Some of the documents included on the website are provided as Adobe PDF's.
We recognise that PDF documents can be inaccessible to assistive technologies such as screen readers. Please read the information below to assist you.
Get the right version of Adobe Reader
Adobe Reader is the free software you can download to open and read PDF. Older versions of Adobe Reader were called Acrobat Reader.
Adobe recommend upgrading to the latest version of Adobe Reader to take advantage of new accessibility features.
Only the full version of Adobe Reader (around 20 megabyte) supports accessibility features. Be aware that other versions such as Adobe Reader standard and Adobe Elements do not provide the same features.
Full version accessibility features include Accessibility Quick Check, text reflow and Read Out Loud. Read out loud is the text-to-speech engine built into Adobe Reader.
When installing Adobe Reader on your computer for the first time, the presence of access technology on your system triggers the install shield to include five extra pages of options. The default options are recommended.
Download the latest copy of Adobe Reader
Content
We recognise that the accessibility of our website is a much about content as the structure of the site. Wherever possible we have tried to produce information in plain language.
Feedback and comments
We welcome any feedback or questions that you have regarding accessibility of the site. Please contact us d.colclough@chevinha.co.uk
