Accessibility
Leeds Metropolitan University is committed to creating a unique online user experience that is accessible to disabled people and compliant with the WAI's accessibility guidelines (WCAG 2.0).
We have taken a number of steps to ensure that a majority of our pages are accessible to everyone which you can find detailed below. If you have any specific feedback or problems when accessing any of our pages, please let us know at web.support@leedsmet.ac.uk.
Our Accessibility button
We have an accessibility button on everypage (below) that allows you to change the font size, text and background colours to suit your requirements:
ACCESS KEYS
In a web browser, an access key or accesskey allows a computer user immediately to jump to a specific part of a web page via the keyboard. They were introduced in 1999 and quickly achieved near-universal browser support. It is worth bearing in mind that access keys are different on all browsers and platforms so we recommend reviewing this table first:
| Browser & Platform | Command Keys |
| Google Chrome 3+ Mac | Ctrl+Opt+[insert key here] |
| Google Chrome 3+ Windows | Alt+[insert key here] |
| Firefox 2+ Mac | Ctrl+[insert key here] |
| Firefox 2+ Windows | Ctrl+[insert key here] |
| Opera Mac/Windows | Shift+Escape+[insert key here] |
| Internet Explorer 6 & 7 Windows | Alt+[insert key here] then press Enter |
| Internet Explorer 8 Windows | Alt+[insert key here] |
| Safari 3 Mac | Ctrl+Opt+[insert key here] |
| Safari 3 Windows | Alt+[insert key here] |
| Safari 4+ Mac | Ctrl+[insert key here] |
| Safari 4+ Windows | Alt+[insert key here] |
Our homepage and a majority of our other pages have the following access keys applied:
| Access Key | Function |
| 1 | Leeds Metropolitan Homepage |
| 2 | Latest News |
| 3 | Course Search |
| 4 | Site Search |
| q | Study & Courses |
| w | Life at Leeds Metropolitan |
| e | Employability & Graduates |
| r | Research |
| t | Business |
| y | About Us |
| u | Staff |
| i | Current Students |
| o | Alumni |
Tab Index Mapping
Pressing the tab key usually highlights each link on a page in the order that they appear. We have applied tab indexing on our homepage to highlight some of the most important functions such as the global navigation, course search, site search, and order a prospectus. Please see below for the index table:
| Tab Index | Element |
| 1 | Homepage |
| 2 | Staff |
| 3 | Current Students |
| 4 | Alumni |
| 5 | Study & Courses |
| 6 | Life at Leeds Metropolitan |
| 7 | Employability & Graduates |
| 8 | Research |
| 9 | Business |
| 10 | About Us |
| 11 | Site Search Keyword |
| 12 | Site Search Go |
| 13 | Course Finder Keyword |
| 14 | Course Finder Filter |
| 15 | Course Finder Search |
| 16 | Quick Link 1 |
| 17 | Quick Link 2 |
| 18 | Quick Link 3 |
| 19 | Quick Link 4 |
| 20 | Quick Link 5 |