To improve the accessibility of this website for all visitors we have built in a number of features:

• Text-based navigation (in addition to navigation using graphic buttons).
• All the text can be enlarged or reduced (except the graphic buttons).
• Shortcut keys for mouse-free navigation.
• The website page auto-resizes to the full window whatever the monitor resolution.
• The website has been tested and works in a number of browsers on either a Windows or Apple PC (see below for details).
• The website conforms to W3C XHTML 1.0 and CSS web standards.
• The website conforms to W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 level Triple-A.

Shortcut Keys

For those visitors who prefer to navigate without a mouse we have integrated the following shortcut keys:

• A - Accessibility features of this website.
• C - Compassion contact details.
• M - Site map.
• U - Website terms.
• 1 - Home page.
• 2 - News.
• 3 - Sponsor a child.
• 4 - Write to your child.
• 5 - Send a gift to your child.
• 6 - Join our mailing list.
• 7 - Visit Your child.

If you are using a Windows-based systems press the 'Alt' key and the shortcut key, and if you are using an Apple system press the 'Ctrl' key and the shortcut key.

Browser Compatibility

This website has been tested and works on the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 for Windows.
• Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.2 for Macintosh.
• Netscape 7.0 for Windows.
• Mozilla 1.6 for Windows.
• Safari 1.0.2 for Macintosh.