Accessibility
The Martin County Public Library webpage was designed to be accessible to as many
patrons as possible. Although the Martin County Public Library would like to accommodate
all our patrons, our technology is limited for development. Currently, we can only
support PC Windows based computers with Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers. Other
computer types and operating systems are not currently supported. We recommend a
multi platform browser. For example, Firefox was developed to work in the same
manner with MAC or Windows based computers.
Keyboard Navigation
To make it easy for patrons to navigate the library website with a keyboard, access
keys have been put in place on important areas. Access keys are key combinations
that move the focus from one area to another.
Internet Explorer Users
After pressing the access key, you press ENTER or TAB to select the desired area.
For example, you can press ALT+1 and then ENTER to go to the home page or TAB to
move the focus to the other areas.
Firefox Users
After pressing the access key, links will automatically engage. For example, you
can press ALT+SHIFT+1 to go to the home page.
Not all browsers support access keys. Newer browsers like Internet Explorer and
Firefox were designed for access key support.
| Key |
Element |
Description |
| 0 |
Footer |
Move the focus to the Accessibility link in the page footer. |
| 1 |
Tabs |
Move the focus to the Home link in the navagation tabs. |
| 2 |
Toolbar |
Move the focus to the Browse Catalog link in the toolbar. |
| 3 |
Search |
Move the focus to the All link in the Search Format tabs. |
| 4 |
Search |
Move the focus to the Search box. Type your search term, and then press ENTER. |
| 5 |
Search |
Move the focus to the Search button. |
| 6 |
Search |
Move the focus to the Quick Search links. |
| 7 |
Login |
Move the focus to the Library Card Number login box. |
| 8 |
Login |
Move the focus to the PIN Number login box. |
| 9 |
Login |
Move the focus to the Login button. |
| , |
Controls |
On a page with a Previous link (to move to the previous slide), move the focus to
the link by pressing ALT+, (comma). |
| . |
Controls |
On a page with a Next link (to move to the next slide), move the focus to the link
by pressing ALT+. (period). |
| / |
Controls |
On a page with a Pause link (to pause the slide), move the focus to the link by
pressing ALT+/ (forward slash). |
| \ |
Links |
On a page with a Navagation links, move the focus to the link by pressing ALT+\
(back slash). |
Access keys may change as pages are updated.
Alternate Text
Images used on Martin County Public Library’s web pages use alternative text. Assistive
technologies like screen readers use alternative text to describe the image it represents.
With images that would not provide any information or the surrounding text already
explains the image, alternative text may be excluded.