Standards compliance
Many Internet users with disabilities find websites difficult or even impossible
to use simply because of the way they are designed. This website has been designed
to be as accessible as possible and to be compatible with the types of adaptive
technology used by people with disabilities, including screen readers. As such visitors
can control the size of the text and even use 'access keys' on the keyboard rather
than the mouse to navigate through the pages.
All web pages produced for Harrow School website
are written to the XHTML 1.0 Strict standard, use Cascading Style Sheets for presentation
and aim to meet the double "AA" conformance level of the Web Accessibility Initiative
(WAI) Guidelines.
This means that Harrow School website can be
viewed in all modern browsers, regardless of platform or device. Some older browsers
(e.g. Internet Explorer 5 and Netscape 5) do not comply with these web standards.
As a result, a minority of our visitors, who still use these browsers, will not
experience the site as we have intended. They will be able to read the pages and
navigate the site, but the site will look basic in comparison.
How to change the text size of this website?
If you are using Internet Explorer: to increase or decrease the text size, use the
Text Size setting in the View menu (at the top of the screen). The default setting
is Medium. In browsers other than Internet Explorer, there will be a similar setting.
For example, in Netscape versions 6 and above the option is called Text Zoom.
Access keys
Most web browsers support shortcuts called "Access Keys" that you can use to jump
to specific areas of the site. If your browser supports them, press "ALT" + key
(Windows) or "CTRL" + key (Macintosh) and then (in the case of links) press "Enter"
to use. We follow the standard access keys as defined by the UK Government, as well
as simple and intuitive additional access keys for the other main content areas
of Harrow School website. The Access Keys available
on this site are:
- Access Key "s" = Skip navigation
- Access Key "1" = Homepage
- Access Key "2" = Book an Open Morning
- Access Key "3" = How to Find Us
- Access Key "4" = Order Prospectus
- Access Key "5" = Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Access Key "6" = Registration Forms
- Access Key "7" = Useful Links
- Access Key "8" = Terms & Conditions
- Access Key "9" = Contact Us
- Access Key "0" = Accessibility statement