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Accessibility

This website has been designed to be accessible to as many people as possible.

Valid HTML 4.01!| Valid CSS!|Level A conformance icon, W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

The Gateshead Housing Company website meets all priority 1 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, conforming to level A accessibilty requirements.

W3C standards

The site conforms to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards for valid HTML 4.01 and valid CSS. The logos above represent these compliances.

Due to the use of certain web technologies, our Request a Publication and Jobs facilities does not validate as HTML. If you wish to request a publication by phone please call 0191 433 5382 or e-mail communications@gatesheadhousing.co.uk. Our publications can also be downloaded in PDF format.

Access keys

Many browsers support the use of access keys which are a navigation aid, allowing users to jump to specific pages. We have set several access keys for important resources.

To use the access keys listed below hold down the alt key and press the access key at the same time, then hit return.

  • S - Skip navigation
  • 0 - Home
  • 1 - Search
  • 2 - Site map
  • 3 - Contact us
  • 4 - Accessibility
  • 5 - Terms and conditions

Apple Mac uses ctrl instead of alt.

Text size

All text on this website is in a relative size, meaning you can increase or decrease the text to suit your needs. Here is how you can change text size using different browsers.

Internet Explorer users

  1. Click on 'View' in the top menu toolbar.
  2. Select 'Text Size'.
  3. Select your option.

Netscape users (version 5 or earlier)

  1. Click on 'View' in the top menu toolbar.
  2. Then select Increase Font.
  3. The keyboard action for this is CTRL+]

Netscape (6.0+) / Mozilla users

  1. Click on 'View' in the top menu toolbar.
  2. Then select 'Text Size'.

Opera users:

  1. Click on 'File' in the top menu toolbar.
  2. Click on Preferences, then (in the left-hand 'Category' section of the dialogue box) 'Documents'.
  3. Specify the font-size you require in the 'Minimum font size (pixels)' option.
     
   

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