Accessibility
Visual design
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) have been used to control the presentation of pages on this site. If CSS is switched off or not supported, you should still be able to use this site as it has been written using valid, structural XHTML.
Modern browsers
We have tested our website against the most recent versions of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari (Macintosh and Windows) and Opera. If you are experiencing difficulties in a different browser or older browser version, please let us know.
Our aim
Laing O'Rourke is committed to taking steps to ensure that this website is accessible to everyone who needs to use it. Despite our best efforts, you may encounter issues which we have not yet addressed, are in the process of addressing or have overlooked. If you do have any questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please contact us. We can only improve with your help and feedback.
What is accessibility?
Accessibility is a term used to describe the extent to which a website can be satisfactorily accessed and used by all the people who may need to use it. Accessibility refers specifically to how well a website meets the needs of users with disabilities. “Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and that they can contribute to the Web.” (World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative)
Most people using this website will be using a browser and navigating with a mouse. However, for people whose vision is impaired, or living with some other disability, this may not be the case. If someone can’t use a browser or a mouse or a keyboard without adjustments, he or she needs a website to be made so that it can also be read or viewed as originally intended in a wide range of devices and media.
Conformance and standards
All our pages should comply with many of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium. We are currently trying to develop our website according to commonly accepted web standards, and are investigating ways to improve accessibility and usability with these.
Accessibility and usability
Web accessibility also benefits people without disabilities. For example, a key principle of Web accessibility is designing Web sites and software that are flexible to meet different user needs, preferences, and situations. This flexibility also benefits people without disabilities in certain situations, such as people using a slow Internet connection, as well as people with: “'temporary disabilities' such as a broken arm, and people with changing abilities due to aging.”
Plug-ins
We make use of Adobe Flash and Sun Java files and on this website, and may link out to Adobe Acrobat pdf (portable document format) documents. To fully enjoy this website it is suggested that you download the latest versions of these software plug-in items.
