accessibility

Access Keys Used On This Site

Table 1 - Access Key Functions | Fonctions des Touches d'Accès

Access Key | Touche d'Accès	Function	Fonction
0	List of access keys, keyboard shortcuts	Informations d'accessibilité
1	Homepage	Accueil
2	Skip Navigation (jump to main content section of page)	Aller au contenu (sauter les liens des menus)
3	Site map	Plan du Site
4	Search (Portfolio section only)	Moteur de recherche (seulement portfolio)
9	Contact page	Contacter

Table 1 specifies the numeric keys used as keyboard shortcuts on this site, and their corresponding functions. Voici les touches numériques qui sont utilisées comme raccourcis clavier sur ce site et leurs fonctions.

What are Access Keys

Access keys — * refer to note re:spelling — are keys on the keyboard that are designated as keyboard shortcuts by web page authors. Access keys enable site navigation via the keyboard, without using a mouse or touchpad. Keyboard shortcuts are preferred by many “power users” for speed, as well as for accessibility.

Almost any key on the keyboard may be used as an access key, although numeric access keys reduce the potential for overlapping definitions of browser and assistive technologies’ shortcut keys.

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How to Use Access Keys

The key designated as an access key for a particular section of the website is pressed in combination with either the Alt key (Win) or the Ctrl key (Mac OS®), depending on the OS being used.

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Using browsers on Windows®:

Without an assistive device:

1. To select a link: Simultaneously press the Alt key and the corresponding access key (refer to table 1) for the desired link. [Example: Press 'Alt' and '9' to select the 'Contact' link.]
2. To follow the selected link: Press the Enter key.
3. To move to (and select) the next link on the page: Press the Tab key.

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With JAWS™ Screenreader (version 10):

1. To select a link: Simultaneously press the Alt key, the Shift key, and the corresponding access key (refer to table 1) for the desired link. [Example: Press 'Alt' and 'Shift' and '1' to select the 'Home' link.]
2. To follow the selected link: Press the Enter key.

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Using browsers on Mac OS®:

Press the Ctrl key (instead of the Alt key, as for Windows® browsers) and the desired access key. [Example: Press 'Ctrl' and '3' to select the 'Site Map' link. Then press 'Return' to follow the link to the site map.]

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Personalization

This site enables users to select the text size, colour contrast and layout of their preference.

Using links provided on the website:

To select the text size: Click on the A or A links provided in the main (top) menu of this website.

To select the colour contrast and layout: Click on the A or A links provided in the main (top) menu of this website.

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Using Mozilla®-based browsers:

1. To select alternative colours and/or layout: Select the View menu in the main (top) toolbar of your browser.
2. This step depends on which browser you are using: If you are using Firefox®, select the Page Style option from the View menu of your browser. (Please note: similar options with different names are provided in various browsers. For example, select the Style option instead if you are using an Opera™ browser.) A submenu will be displayed.
3. If alternatives are provided*: Select an option from the browser's submenu to change styles. [*Note: This website provides a choice between an Reverse contrast, single-column layout or the Classic layout.]

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* Author's note: Although the term ‘access key’ is spelled as one word, it has been separated into two words on this website to try to help make screenreaders' pronunciation of it understandable.

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