Web Design & Development

Stage 38

Web Standards Policy

Commitment

Stage 38 is striving to make this website accessible to all citizens. If you find a problem that prevents access, please send an email to Jenn at jenn@stage38.com.

Access Keys

The accesskey enables users to navigate key areas of this website via the keyboard instead of a mouse. To use the accesskeys on Windows, press ALT + an accesskey; on Macintosh, press CTRL + an accesskey. Stage 38 has setup the default accesskeys as follows:

  • 1 = Home page
  • 3 = Site map
  • 4 = Search
  • 5 = Frequently asked questions
  • 8 = Terms and conditions
  • 9 = Contact information
  • 0 = Accesskey details (this page)

Alternate Style Sheets

Users may control how this website looks based on their preference.
Find out more about switching styles »

Navigation & Content

  1. All tables are captioned and table summaries are used where a description of the data would be needed. Table headers are properly labeled.
  2. Links have title attributes which describe the them in more detail and are written to make sense out of context.
  3. Images significant to the content are described with alt attributes. Most images on this site are for visual effect and have no relevant information. These irrelevant images are marked to allow a screen reader to skip over them.
  4. Structurally, the navigation is located after the content. This permits users to skip repetitive navigation links.
  5. A site map is provided for users who want all links located on one page.
  6. The background color changes on the input form controls that have the focus.
  7. This website is in full compliance for web content accessibility.
  8. Skip navigation is enabled. The navigation menu comes after the page content.
  9. Offsite (external) links are are indicated by a small graphic [example]. This feature works only with standards-compliant browsers such as Firefox and Opera.

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