Introduction
It is the AHRC's intention that this website is accessible to its visitors. If you experience difficulties using this site or you have any feedback on how we can improve it, please get in touch by emailing communications@ahrc.ac.uk or calling 01793 41 6000.
Access keys
Access keys provide a keyboard shortcut for users wishing to go directly to specific parts of the site and help those who do not use a pointing device, such as a mouse. The following is a list of the standard navigation access keys used on this site:
S - Search
N - Skip navigation
1 - Homepage
2 - Accessibility
3 - Text size
4 - Funding opportunities
5 - Funded research
6 - Peer Review College
7 - Sitemap
How to use the access keys
How to use the access keys varies depending on the internet browser and operating system that you are using. The instructions for common browsers and operating systems are provided below.
Firefox 2+
Google Chrome 3+
Internet Explorer 6 and 7
Internet Explorer 8+
Opera
Safari 3
Safari 4+
Social bookmark access keys
On each page, on the right-hand side, there are five social bookmark icons for Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, Email, and RSS Feeds. Please use the following keyboard access keys for these icons:
Alt + T (then Enter) - link to Twitter
Alt + F (then Enter) - link to Facebook
Alt + Y (then Enter) - link to You Tube
Alt + E (then Enter) - link to your email client
Alt + R (then Enter) - link to the RSS Feeds page
Alternative text
All images on this site are accompanied by brief alternative text which describes the image or its function. The alternative text is only visible when the browser’s automatic image-loading feature is turned off.
Hyperlinks are accompanied by a text description of the link's purpose or destination. In most cases the description will be in the following format: 'link to the BBC News site - opens in a new window'. Links to external websites and documents always open in a new window. Links within this site open in the window that you are using.
Font size
The font size on this website can be adjusted by selecting a preferred 'A' size using the letters at the top-right of the page. (Please note that at the largest font-size setting you may notice occasional word-wrap errors).
Viewing files
Most content on the site is provided as HTML web pages. Some content is, however, still provided in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files, and Microsoft Word and Excel files. Not all files are in an accessible format, but the AHRC is committed to producing and publishing accessible PDF files in the future. To view PDF files, please download Adobe Reader from http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/.
If you discover a PDF file on the site and you need it to be published in an accessible format, please email communications@ahrc.ac.uk or telephone 01793 41 6000.
Video subtitles and podcast transcripts
The AHRC's videos are hosted by You Tube and embedded in pages on this site, such as in the Watch and Listen section. The AHRC is working towards providing subtitles for all of its videos. The AHRC does not recommend using or endorse the content of You Tube's automatically-generated subtitles/captions as they are inaccurate.
The AHRC's podcasts are provided with transcripts which can be downloaded.