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 Keys used on this site
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:

How to use Access keys on different platforms and 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