Matt and Phreds - The only dedicated live jazz club in the north

This website is build to be as accessible as possible. This means clear content, structure and ease of navigation.

This website has been designed, as far as possible to fall in line with the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines, and those standards outlined in the Disability Discriminations Act 1995 (DDA).

The following information will help all users, including those with disabilities, make the most of our accessibility options and features.

For more information about the current W3C guidelines, click here (this link will open in a new window).

1 Navigation Aids
1.1 Access Keys
1.2 Using TAB
1.3 Images
1.4 Links
1.5 Breadcrumb Links
1.6 Semantic Mark-Ups
1.7 Browsers
1.8 Assistive Technology
2 Access Options
2.1 Text Size
2.2 Speech
3. Glossary
3.1 Organisations
3.2 Articles
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1. Navigation Aids
Navigation aids are simple functions that help you to navigate through a website. Here is a guide to the navigation aids used in this website.

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1.1 Access Keys
Most browsers support "access keys". Access keys help users to find key pages without having to use a mouse.

This site has the following access keys defined:

A: Access Key Details
S: Site Map

0: Home Page
1: About
2: Diary
3: Menus
4: New
5: Enquiries
6: Links

7: Shop
8: Membership
9: Listen

To use an access key
Windows users should press ALT + <access key> then in internet explorer should press <enter>
Macintosh users should press CTRL + <access key>

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1.2 Using TAB
Users do not need a mouse to use this website. The TAB key can be used to navigate through each link on this website.

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1.3 Images
All images on this website include ‘Alt Tags’ ­ words or phrases that identify images as they load, or identify images for non-supportive browsers.

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1.4 Links
Visitors using screen readers will find that each link in this website has been clearly and accurately described, to help them navigate with ease.

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1.5 Breadcrumb Links
This site uses ‘Breadcrumb Links’ -- a series of links that are listed in order of hierarchy.

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1.6 Semantic Mark-Ups
This site uses semantic mark-ups ­ pieces of HTML code that help screen readers to define the order of tables and headers.

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1.7 Browsers
This website is compatible with the following browsers (each link to a download page):

Internet Explorer 6
Opera 7.54
Mozilla 1.8
Firefox
Safari 1.2
Netscape Navigator 7.2

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1.8 Assistive Technology
This website is compatible with the following ‘Assistive Technology’ applications:

Jaws 5.0
IBM Home Page Reader 3.0
Window-Eyes Screen Reader
BrowseAloud

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2. Access Options
There are several options for how you choose to view this site. These changes will be saved for the next time you visit the site. You can change colour and font styles. These options are particularly helpful for visually impaired and colour blind viewers.

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2.1 Text Size
For users with sight difficulties, this site includes an option to increase the size of the text. This can be done with your browser by going to View > Text Size or Text Zoom > Select Size.

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