Disabled access / accessibility

In relation to the internet, disabled access or „accessibility“ means the art of designing websites in such a way that anyone can use them. We make every effort to ensure this.

Mouse-free navigation (using keyboard)
Not everyone wants to or is able to navigate using a mouse. If you are one of these people, this website offers a number of alternative options:


Tab key
You will find the tab key immediately to the left of the letter Q on your keyboard. You can use it to move from one link to the next. The menu item currently selected is highlighted. Simply press the Enter key to go to the desired page.

Keyboard shortcuts
Another option for browsing our site is the use of keyboard shortcuts. Unfortunately, not all browsers can be operated in the same way using shortcuts.

If you are using Internet Explorer, press the Alt key or command key (Apple) together with your chosen number. To trigger the desired command, you then have to press the Enter key.

With Mozilla and Netscape browsers, keyboard shortcuts can be used to call up a link straightaway as soon as the Alt key is pressed together with the relevant number. The same applies to Firefox up to version 1.5. From version 2 onwards, you have to press down Alt, Shift and the relevant number together.

To call up links using keyboard shortcuts in Opera 7, you firstly have to press Shift+Esc, then release these keys and press the relevant function key.

List of keyboard shortcuts used on the Bad Griesbach website:

0 Homepage
1 Top of page
2 Next page
3 Previous page
4 Disabled access/assistance
5 Latest information
6 Online reservations
7 Overview/sitemap
8 Bad Griesbach town hall
9 Contact

For more information about "keyboard shortcuts" go to the
Importance of accessibility website.


Enlarging/reducing the entire website using the keyboard

You can easily enlarge/reduce the entire 'Bad Griesbach' website using your keyboard:

Windows:
STRG and + >>> enlarge
STRG and - >>> reduce
STRG and 0 >>> 100%

Apple:
Command and + >>> enlarge
Command and - >>> reduce
Command and 0 >>> 100%

Change colours
You can change the colour of the text, links and background. This is an absolute must for some people. They may find some bright backgrounds too dazzling, making it difficult or completely impossible for them to read the text. The ideal colour combination for these users would therefore be a dark blue background with yellow writing.

The steps required to configure your browser accordingly are explained below for Microsoft Explorer:

If you wish to change the settings using only your keyboard (no mouse), follow the instructions in brackets.

For versions 5, 6 and 7: in the menu bar click on 'Tools' (Alt+X) and then select "Internet Options" (O).

On the "General" tab: click on "Accessibility" (Alt+E). Generally, there will be no active entry in the window that opens.

Click on "Ignore colors specified on webpages" option or on the check box (F) to activate. To save, click on "OK". Alternatively, press the tab key until you get to "OK" and then press "Enter".

You will now be taken back to the "General" tab. Select the "Colors" button (Alt+F). This time you will see an active option. There is a check mark next to "Use Windows colors". To change the colour of the background or text, you need to remove this check mark. To do this, click on the check box or on the text (Alt+W).

You will see five different colour fields: Text, Background, Visited, Unvisited and Hover.

To change the colour of the text, click on the coloured box next to "Text" (Alt+T). Then click on the colour of your choice in the new window (color palette) using your mouse.

Confirm your choice by clicking on "OK" or press the tab key until you get to "OK" and then press "Enter".

To change the colour of the text, click on the coloured box next to "Background" (Alt+I). To change the colour of the links you have visited click on the relevant box next to "Visited" (Alt+E) and for the links you have not visited click on box next to "Unvisited" (Alt+N).

Select the color box next to "Hover" to change the color in the same way. When you hover over a link with the mouse, the hover effect changes its colour.
Don't forget to confirm your chosen colours by clicking on "OK".

Change fonts
If you prefer another font to the one being used, follow the instructions below in Internet Explorer.

For versions 5, 6 and 7: in the menu bar click on 'Tools' and then select "Internet Options". Using the keyboard: (Alt+X), then (O).

On the "General" tab: click on the "Fonts" button. Using the keyboard: (Alt+C).

Select the font you want to use from the drop-down list by clicking on it or using the arrow keys.

Click on "OK" to confirm your selection or press the tab key until you get to "OK" and then press "Enter".

FIREFOX: Changing colours, fonts and font size
Firefox contains a number of features aimed at making the browser and web content accessible to all users, including those with impaired vision or no vision at all, or those whose ability to use a keyboard or mouse is restricted.

This website has been created in accordance with the current version of the
Web Accessibility Standards (WCAG 1.0) of the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).

Further information about the issue of accessibility

Main Blog - for more about barriers and accessibility, ostracism and inclusion in a knowledge society.

Barrierefreies Webdsign.de – designing an accessible website.

WAI Austria – this website deals with the issue of ensuring accessibility for all users

Einfach für Alle – accessBlog

Access-for-all-Blog. Accessibility, barrier-free internet, access for all

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