Coventry University is committed to providing a website that is accessible to all users.
We aim to make our web pages WCAG AA approved and adhere to level 1 and 2 guidelines set out in the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
We also strive to create web pages that validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional.
We aim to:
Below are a few helpful ways in which you can use the Coventry University website more easily. For a comprehensive list of instructions, and more detailed explanations, visit the BBC's My Web My Way website.
The Coventry University website uses Google as its search engine. For extensive tips on how to use Google please visit: www.google.com/help/basics.html
Using Internet Explorer 7 (IE7)
On the browser menu select ‘View’
Click ‘Text Size’
Choose the size of text
Using Firefox 1.5/2.0/3.0
On the browser menu select ‘View’
Click ‘Text Size’
Choose to ‘increase’ size of text
Using IE 7
On the browser ‘Tools’ menu select ‘Internet Options’
On the General tab, select ‘Colors’
Deselect the ‘Use Windows Colors’ tick boxSelect the box next to ‘Background’ and choose a colour
Click on ‘OK’
Using Firefox 1.5/2.0/3.0
Click the 'Tools ' menu
Click 'Options ' display the 'Options' dialog box
Click the 'Content' tab
Click on 'Colours’
To use your Windows colour scheme settings in Firefox click on the ' Use system colors ' checkbox
Next click on 'Allow pages select their own colours, instead of my selections above’
Click 'OK' or press 'Enter' to return to the options dialog box
Click the 'OK' button, or press 'Tab' until the 'OK' button is selected and press 'Enter', to return to Firefox.
On the browser View menu select ‘Full screen’ or press F11
To change text and/or colour on the site in Firefox
To change the colour of links displayed on a screen
Using IE 7
On the browser Tools menu select ‘Internet Options’
On the General tab, select ‘Accessibility’
Click on ‘Select ignore colors specified on web pages’ (should contain a tick) – Click ‘Ok’
Still on the ‘General’ tab, click on ‘Colors’
Make sure the ‘Use hover colors’ tick box is not ticked
Tick the ‘Use Windows colors’ box
Select ‘Visited’ and choose the colour that suits you best, Click OK
Select ‘Not Visited’ and choose the colour that suits your best. Click OK
Using Firefox
Click the 'Tools ' menu
Click 'Options ' display the 'Options' dialog box
Click the 'Content' tab
Click on 'Colours’
Click on ‘Unvisited Links’ and select your chosen colour. Click OK
Click on ‘Visited Links’ and select your chosen colour. Click OK
The website uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to define presentation and layout. This provides an accessible platform for the use of screen reader access keys for navigating through the website.
Menus have been grouped logically so users who are listening are able to navigate the website.
We regularly research web standards guidelines and continually strive to improve the accessibility of our website.
If you have difficulty in accessing the content of this site, please contact the Web Development Team and we will provide the information in an alternative format.