Accessibility
This site has been designed and built to make our information accessible to everyone.
Features
- Scalable & resizable design.
- To assist with legibility the size of the majority of the elements on the page can be increased and decreased.
- Unobtrusive Javascript
- This site can be navigated and the majority the information accessed without Javascript enabled.
- Ability to add user-defined style sheets
- All pages are designed with separate cascading style sheets, so they can be replaced by user-defined style sheets.
Browser compatibility
This site has been designed for full compatibility with all modern internet browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox and Apple Safari.
Accessibility guidelines
- This site follows W3C accessibility guidelines.
- Using best-practise web standards the semantic structure of the information is preserved; improving legibility for text-based browsers and screen readers.
- A colour palette which provides adequate colour contrast has been used.
Resizing the site
| Operating System | Browser | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PC Windows | Internet Explorer 4 and above | Toolbar->View->Textsize or CONTROL + mouse wheel |
| PC Windows | Firefox, Mozilla & Netscape | CONTROL + Plus key, CONTROL + Minus key or CONTROL + mouse wheel |
| MAC OS X | Firefox, Mozilla & Netscape | APPLE KEY + Plus key, APPLE KEY + Minus key |
| MAC OS X | Safari | APPLE KEY + Plus key, APPLE KEY + Minus key |
Using the site without a mouse
The site can be used without a mouse. The following shortcut keys will take you to commonly used pages such as the home page:
| Access Key | Function |
|---|---|
| h | Navigates to the Home page |
| 1 | Navigates to the About us page |
| 2 | Navigates to the Clients page |
| 3 | Navigates to the Candidates page |
| 4 | Navigates to the Case studies page |
| 5 | Navigates to the Contact us page |
| 6 | Navigates to the Electronic Trading vacancies page |
| 7 | Navigates to the Prime Brokerage vacancies page |
| 8 | Navigates to the Securities Services vacancies page |
| 9 | Navigates to the Sales vacancies page |
| 0 | Navigates to the Technology vacancies page |
The procedure for using shortcut, or 'Access' keys, varies depending on which web browser you view the site with. The following table shows the AccessKey combinations for a range of popular web browsers:
| Operating System | Browser | AccessKey Combination |
|---|---|---|
| PC Windows | Internet Explorer 4 and above | ALT + AccessKey (to focus the link) + ENTER to activate |
| PC Windows | Firefox, Mozilla & Netscape | ALT + AccessKey |
| PC Windows | K-meleon | ALT + AccessKey |
| PC Windows | Opera | SHIFT + ESC, followed by AccessKey |
| MAC OS X | Firefox, Mozilla & Netscape | CONTROL + AccessKey |
| MAC OS X | Safari | CONTROL + AccessKey |
| MAC OS X | I-Cab 2.8 | CONTROL + AccessKey * * you may need to click on the page first |