Site
layout:
Links to the main sections are on the top of the page. These sections
are About Us, Powers & Functions, Documents, News & Events,
Legal Documents, and Treaties. You can navigate the various pages
within these sections via the menu which appears on the left hand
side of the screen when you enter these pages.
You can also navigate the site via the Site
Map
Access Keys:
If you are using a Windows-based system please press the 'Alt key'
and the access key, followed by pressing the 'Return key'. If you
are using a Macintosh system please press the 'Ctrl key' and the
access key, followed by pressing the 'Return key'.
Please note that the access keys are only supported by MS Internet
Explorer 4 and above and by Netscape 6x versions.
Listed below are the access keys that you will find on every page:
"S" = Skip to Main Content;
"0" = Access Keys Page and Accessibility Statement;
"1" = Website Home Page;
"2" = Website What's New;
"3" = Contact Us Page;
"4" = Pages in Irish (As Gaeilge);
"M" = Site Map;
"A" = About Us Section.
"P" = Powers & Functions Section;
"D" = Documents Section;
"E" = News & Events Section;
"L" = Legal Documents Section;
"T" = Treaties Section;
Using TAB key to jump between links:
This site was developed to ensure you can use the tab key on your
keyboard to jump from one link to another. Site navigation and menus
are structured in a logical order to cater for this.
Do you find the text size too small?
- To increase the size of text in Microsoft Internet Explorer
5+, select View > Text Size > Larger/Largest
- To increase the size of text in Netscape 6+ select View >
Text Size > Larger or press Ctrl++
- To increase the size of text in Netscape 4, select View >
Increase Font or press Ctrl+]
Web Browsers:
This site is built to be viewed in any browser or Internet device,
however it displays best in one that complies with web standards
created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the people who invented
the web itself. The W3C created these standards so the web would
work better for everyone. New browsers, mainly, support these W3C
standards; old browsers, mainly, don't.
Printing:
All pages of this website are available in a printer-friendly format.
Only page content is printed, with no navigation or graphics.
PDF documents for download:
All documents for download are in PDF format and fully accessible.
You need an Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Acrobat
Reader is free to download and you can get it here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Note that Adobe Acrobat documents can be converted back to plain
text using Adobe's Web-based conversion service http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_simple_form.html.
Pop-Up Windows:
Wherever you see this symbol,  ,
it means that by clicking on it you can open the document, image,
flash movie into a seperate 'pop up' window. Some users prefer this,
whilst others hate it, we prefer to give you the choice. If a document
or image opens up in a new / seperate window we will pre warn you.
We do this in two ways:
- Visually by using this symbol;
- By giving the link an alt / title text of "opens in a
pop up window" for visually impaired users.
* Please note that only one pop up window may
be present at any time. Please close a window after you have used
it. If you find that you have clicked on a document or image and
it does not appear, you will probably find it minimised at the bottom
of your screen. Clicking on it will restore it.
Useful sites:
If you would like to read more about web accessibility visit the
following web sites:
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
http://www.w3.org
National Disability Authority
Irish IT Accessibility Guidelines http://www.accessit.nda.ie
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