Web Site Accessibility Guidelines
Big B Creations strives to make its web site accessible to all users, including people who are vision impaired, have hearing, physical, cognitive and neurological disabilities. This is an on-going activity to reach the widest audience possible. If you have any questions or comments about the accessibility of this site, please e-mail webmaster@bigbcreations.com.
Access Key
An access key is an assigned keyboard shortcut used with hot keys in web sites. If you are a Windows Internet Explorer user, you may press ALT + h + then press ENTER (in Firefox press all at once ALT + SHIFT + h ) to go to the home page. The hot keys may also be used with other Web browsers and computer platforms.
Qualified
| Keys | Functions |
| H | Home |
| S | Services |
| U | Support |
| P | Portfolio |
| C | Company |
| C | Contact |
To navigate through different sections of the site:
| Keys | Functions |
| 1 | Main navigation |
| 2 | Main subnavigation |
| 3 | Sidebar navigation |
| 4 | Search box |
| 5 | Footer menu navigation |
You may also use the TAB key to jump from link to link and press the ENTER key to activate them.
To use the hot/access keys, for Windows:
| Browser | |
| Internet Explorer | ALT + access key + ENTER |
| Mozilla/Firefox | ALT + access key |
| Firefox 2 | ALT + SHIFT + access key |
| Netscape/Gecko | ALT + access key |
| Opera | SHIFT + ESC + <release> + access key |
For Macintosh:
| Browser | |
| Internet Explorer | CTRL + access key + RETURN |
| Mozilla/Firefox | CTRL + access key |
| Netscape/Gecko | CTRL + access key |
| Opera | SHIFT + ESC + <release> + access key |
On Linux platform:
| Browser | |
| Mozilla/Firefox | ALT + access key |
| Netscape/Gecko | ALT + access key |
| Opera | SHIFT + ESC + <release> + access key |
Reserved Keys
| Keys | Function |
| F | File |
| E | Edit |
| V | View |
| G | Go (for Mozilla/Firefox only) |
| B | Bookmark (for Mozilla, Firefox and Opera) |
| A | Favorites (for Internet Explorer only) |
| T | Tools |
| H | Help |
In combination with the key ALT (Windows), CTRL (Macintosh), SHIFT + ESC (Opera), the underlined letter in the browser menu may also be used to perform certain functions:
| Keys | Function |
| 6 | Site map |
| 7 | Frequently Asked Questions |
| 8 | Privacy policy |
| J | Jobs |
| N | News |
| X | Check the validity of the page's source code (XHTML) |
| Y | Check the validity of the page's stylesheet (CSS) |
Related Resources
- Philippine Web Accessibility Group (PWAG), a non-stock, non-profit association of web designers and advocates of web accessibility. Its mission is to “teach and promote web accessibility in the Philippines as a method of making information accessible to all".
- Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities.
- WebAIM, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving accessibility to online learning materials.
- Designing More Usable Web Sites, a comprehensive list of additional resources.
- Vision Office Support Services, a pioneering advocate of accessible information and communications technology (ICT) for all, including persons with disabilities.