Amaxus automatically helps ensure your websites comply with the DDA

Amaxus and Accessibility

1. Compliance with W3C guidelines.
   
   
2. Uses W3C technologies.
   
   
3. The core XML structure allows dynamic output of content to multiple devices (e.g. PDA, WebTV, Mobile phone etc)
   
   
4. Multiple output versions – automatically created low-graphics/text-only version (can meet W3C AAA standards).
   
   
5. XHTML option. No low-graphics/text-only version required.
   
   
6. Automatic alt text applied to uploaded images.
   
   
7. When using Flash, alternative images can be specified for users without the plug-in.
   
   
8. Links that open in a new window can be easily be labelled across the entire site following W3C accessibility guidelines.
   
   
9. No reliance on JavaScript or other inaccessible technologies.
   
   
10. Does not override users chosen link and background colours or their font sizes.
    
    
11. Use hierarchies of heading tags to represent various levels of headings to aid text to speech browsers.  Similarly, other sections can be marked up semantically, including menus as list blocks.
    
    
12. Uses innovative methods for features to ensure that even complex functionality remains accessible.  An example of this being the Amaxus Zoom Tool which is one of the only zoom tool offerings to be accessible to all browsers without any need for a plug-in.
    
    
13. Provides equivalent alternatives to auditory and visual content – transcript and caption fields.
    
    
14. Can force CMS users to not rely on colour alone to convey or differentiate information.
    
    
15. Can force CMS users to always use high contrast between text and background colour.
    
    
16. Uses mark-up and style sheets, as per W3C Guidelines.
    
    
17. Identifies rows and column headers in tables.
    
    
18. Advanced accessibility features such as access keys can be easily implemented.
    
    
19. Groups related links semantically.
    
    
20. Provides accessible anchor links to skip sections (e.g. groups of links).
    
    
21. Automatically generates site map and other navigation tools.
    
    
22. Provides different levels of searching for different skill levels (e.g. free text, advanced, metadata threading, wizards etc).
    
    
23. Provides a dynamic breadcrumb trail to represent the user’s position within the site.
    
    
24. Enables organisation to easily create a style of presentation that is consistent across all pages.
    
    
25. Includes a glossary module to explain unknown terms or acronyms.