At GKN Wheels & Structures we are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.
Our site generally conforms to level Double-A (AA) of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines WCAG 2.1 These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities.
In addition to optimising the website from an accessibility perspective, we have also worked hard to ensure that our website is fully responsive and works well across all devices (desktop, tablet, mobile), and across most common browsers and operating systems.
This page documents some of the techniques which can be used to ease navigation and comprehension of our website.
Increasing the text size
If you find the text on this site is too small, you can easily change it easily, either on our site or in your browser settings.
To adjust your browser's settings:
Internet Explorer
1) Open the browser
2) Choose View option
3) Select Text Size from options list
4) From the next options list select Small, Medium, Large or Largest to set the text to the size you want
Mozilla Firefox
1) Open the browser
2) Hold down CTRL button on keyboard and press the + (plus) key
3) This will enlarge the text – to enlarge again, repeat procedure
4) Repeat until the text is set to the size you want
5) To make the text smaller, press CTRL on the keyboard and the - (minus) key
6) To return the text to the normal size, press CTRL + 0
Google Chrome
1) Open the browser
2) Hold down the CTRL button on the keyboard and press the + (plus) key
3) This will enlarge the text, to enlarge again, repeat the procedure
4) Repeat until the text is set to the size you want
5) To make the text smaller, press CTRL on the keyboard and the - (minus) key
6) To return the text to the normal size press CTRL + 0
Apple Safari
1) Open the browser
2) Hold down the cmd key on the keyboard and press the + (plus) key
3) This will enlarge the text – to enlarge again, repeat the procedure
4) Repeat until the text is set to the size you want
5) To make the text smaller, press the APPLE key on the keyboard and press the - (minus) key
Changing the colours
If you use magnification technology you may want to change the site colours, as white can give an uncomfortable glare. To do this, simply change the preferences in your browser.
In Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the Tools menu, select Internet Options, select Colours at the bottom of the General tab and make changes to text and background colours in the Colours panel.
In Mozilla Firefox, go to Tools, select Options, select Colours in the middle of the Content tab and make changes to text and background colours in the Colours panel.
Our use of images
All content images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Those in purely decorative graphics or used for layout include blank ALT attributes.
Visual design
This site uses cascading style sheets (CSS) for visual layout. If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page will still be readable.
Useful links
The following websites have useful advice and information about web accessibility:
• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
• W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)