“The location of sites, and quantity and quality of information available, allows sea paddlers to follow the trail in manageable sections, and shows an unprecedented degree of forward planning and co-operation.”
Duncan R Winning, OBE
Honorary President of the Scottish Canoe Association
This website has a number of accessibility features that are intended to make the site accessible to users who are visually impaired or who do not use conventional pointing devices. These include:
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that allow the user to jump to selected parts of a website.
This website uses the following access keys:
'H' = Home
'S' = Sitemap
'A' = Accessibility
'P' = Privacy Policy
'1' = Kayak Trail
'2' = Guide to Paddle Sports
'3' = News/Events
'4' = Gallery
'5' = Clubs
'6' = Visit Argyll and Isles
'7' = Further Information
'8' = Downloads
'9' = Additional Trail Information
Access Keys work differently depending on the software and platform that is being used. The following is a guide on how to use keyboard shortcuts with different system platforms and web browsers.
Access keys with a PC or Apple MAC platforms
Using Access keys on a PC with Microsoft Windows:
If you are using Windows pressing the ' Alt ' key in combination with the access key will highlight that link on the page, you then press ' Enter ' to select that link.
Using Access keys on an Apple Mac:
If you are using a Mac pressing the ' Ctrl ' & ' Alt ' keys together in combination with the access key will automatically send you to that specific page.
Using Access keys with different Web Browsers:
As mentioned before access key controls behave differently with different web browsers. The following is a guide to how different browsers handle this feature.
Using Access keys with Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 5, 6, 7 & 8 (PC)
Hold down the ' Alt ' key, press the number of the Access key, release both keys then press ' Enter '
Internet Explorer 4 (PC)
Hold down the ' Alt ' key and press the number of the Access key
Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
Hold down the ' Ctrl ' key and press the number of the Access key
Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac)
Access keys are not supported.
Using Access keys with Firefox
Firefox, Mozilla (PC)
Hold down the ' Alt ' key and press the number of the Access key
Firefox, Mozilla 2.0+ (PC)
Hold down the ' Alt ' & ' Shift ' key and press the number of the Access key
Firefox, Mozilla (Mac)
Hold down the ' Cmd ' key and press the number of the Access key
Using Access keys with Safari, Google Chrome & Opera
Safari and Google Chrome (PC)
Hold down the ' Alt ' key and press the number of the Access key
Safari and Google Chrome (Mac)
Hold down the ' Ctrl ' & ' Alt ' keys together and press the number of the Access key
Opera (PC & Mac)
Hold down the ' Shift ' key and press ' Escape ' , release both keys, then press the number of the Access key
It is useful to note that you can also use your browser options to change the layout of the website you are viewing. Generally, depending on the browser you are using you can change things like text size, colours and sometimes even upload your own style sheet.
The following guidelines explain how to do this with the most commonly used browsers.
Internet Explorer:
Internet Explorer has a wide range of accessible options.
Changing the Text Size:
View > Text Size
Choose between - 'Largest', 'Larger', 'Medium', 'Smaller' and 'Smallest'
Other formatting styles:
Tools > Internet Options > General.
Choose between - 'Colors', 'Languages', 'Fonts' and 'Accessibility'
Colors - Allows you to choose the colours of to be used for Text, Background and Links
Languages - Allows you to add different languages to your browser to read the website
Fonts - Allows you to change the font for any font that is not styled or specified on the website
Accessibility - Gives formatting options allowing you to ignore specified Colours, Font Styles or Font Sizes. Also allows you to format pages using your own style sheet.
Firefox:
Firefox has the following options.
Changing the Text Size (PC):
Hold down the ' Ctrl ' key and press ' + ' or ' - ' to increase and decrease the font size.
Other formatting styles:
Select - Tools > Options > Content > Fonts & Colours Box > Advanced - Change formatting of fonts
Select - Tools > Options > Content > Fonts & Colours Box > Colours - Change colours of text, background and links
Changing the Text Size (Mac):
Hold down the ' Cmd ' key and press ' + ' or ' - ' to increase and decrease the font size.
Other formatting styles:
Select - Preferences > Content > Fonts & Colours Box > Advanced - Change formatting of fonts
Select - Preferences > Content > Fonts & Colours Box > Colours - Change colours of text, background and links
Safari:
Safari has the following options.
Changing the Text Size (PC):
Hold down the ' Ctrl ' key and press ' + ' or ' - ' to increase and decrease the font size.
Other formatting styles:
Select - Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts - Change formatting of fonts
Changing the Text Size (Mac):
Hold down the ' Cmd ' key and press ' + ' or ' - ' to increase and decrease the font size.
Other formatting styles:
Select - Preferences >Appearance> Fonts - Change formatting of fonts
Google Chrome:
Chrome has the following options.
Changing the Text Size (PC):
Hold down the ' Ctrl ' key and press ' + ' or ' - ' to increase and decrease the font size.
Changing the Text Size (Mac):
Hold down the ' Cmd ' key and press ' + ' or ' - ' to increase and decrease the font size.
Opera:
Opera has the following options.
Changing the Text Size (PC & Mac):
Press ' + ' or ' - ' to increase and decrease the font size.
Opera also has the option to view a website in 'Accessibility Layout' mode, allowing the visually impaired to comfortably view the site.
Select - Page > Style > Accessibility Layout (PC)
Select - View > Style > Accessibility Layout (Mac)
