This page deals with accessibility on the World Gold Council websites.

Topics covered on this page:

• images
• media
• site navigation and javascript
• links
• access keys
• text size
• screen size
• browser compatibility
• printing pages from the site

Images

As much as possible we have provided alternative text to images, so that visually impaired users and people using text-only browsers do not miss out on information which images on the site provide.

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Media

Flash is often used within the World Gold Council websites. We support version 7+ of the Flash Player, which can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

We also make use of the Adobe PDF document format for posting some images on line. The free Adobe Reader browser plugin can be downloaded from here.

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Site navigation and javascript

Javascript is not required to access any part of a World Gold Council website. There is also a website sitemap which lists nearly all the webpages run by the World Gold Council.

In modern browsers all plain text links on the site are coloured gold; and normally underlined too. In older browsers which do not support cascading style sheets links are rendered in the default format for the browser, usually blue and underlined.

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Links

We have checked all links on this site at the time of website publication, and all links are accurate and in working order. In addition links to external sites will be periodically checked. If you find a broken link however, please email the webmaster, using this contact form, with details of the link text and the page on which it is located and we will fix it as soon as possible.

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Access keys

Access keys are combinations of keys that can be used to navigate through the site without the use of a mouse, for the benefit of users who find using a mouse difficult. We have provided access keys for the top level pags on this website:

• 0 Home page
• 1 Contact Us
• 2 Sitemap
• 3 Search
• K Accessibility & Usability statement (including access key information)
• G Skip navigation to go straight to main content (for the benefit of those using screen readers or older browsers)

Access keys are supported by the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer 4+ (PC)
• Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
• Firefox (PC and Mac)
• Safari (Mac)
• Opera (version 7+)

What you need to do to use access keys depends on your browser:

• Internet Explorer (PC) - Hold Alt, press access key, release, press Enter
• Internet Explorer, Safari (Mac) - Hold Ctrl, press access key
• Firefox, Firefox (Mac) - Hold Ctrl, press access key
• Firefox (PC) - Hold Shift and Alt, press access key
• Opera - Hold Shift, press Escape, release, press access key

The Access Key is the number or letter shown above in bold. So, for example, PC users with Internet Explorer should press ALT+0 and then press Enter to go direct to the home page.

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Text size

All text on this site is resizable, including in Internet Explorer browsers. To make text bigger, use the browser's font-size tool, which is usually located under the View menu at the top of your screen.

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Screen size

The site has been designed to be easy to use regardless of your screen size. The recommended screen size is 1024x768, however the site will reformat itself to fit 800x600.

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Browser compatibility

This website is constantly tested using all major desktop browsers, including:

• Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
• Firefox 1+ (PC and Mac)
• Safari (Mac)
• Opera (version 7+)

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Printing pages from the website

Pages will automatically reformat themselves to fit within A4 paper confines when printed.

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