BOKK Library:
Accessibility features of the BOKK Library
The BOKK Library uses page design and enhanced navigation to assist viewing of these pages. The low-tech. nature of the FRAW site, with no scripting or dynamically generated content, has always made it easier for assistive technology to read. This page describes the design and navigation functions in detail.
Page bookmarks
(Use Hotkey & ‘number’ to jump to that section)
Keyboard access
The major navigation links use ‘hotkeys’ accessible from the keyboard, which work consistently across the BOKK Library, and some other parts of the FRAW site. Press the hotkey button for your browser and one of the following keys to go to the location indicated:
A list of hotkeys and where they link:
A About the BOKK Library.
B BOKK Library main index.
C Free Range Network copyright page.
G BOKK Glossary Index.
I BOKK Issues Index.
J BOKK Journals Index.
K Jumps direct to this list of hotkeys.
M Free Range Network contact page.
N BOKK Library News & Posts Index.
O BOKK Organizations Index.
P Download PDF version of page/resource (if present).
Q (This) Accessibility page.
S FRAW Subject Index.
T Jump to the top of the current page.
U BOKK Library Updates.
W Jump to audio/video player in page (if present).
X Jumps to the ‘Embedded AV Player’ section below.
Y Go to linked YouTube video for that page (if present). See the ‘YouTube keyboard controls’ section below to access YouTube’s player.
Z Main index of the FRAW site.
In any page pressing hotkey-0 jumps to the bookmarks list, if present. Where there is a numbered list of links, the numbered hotkeys 1 to 9 jump to the destination of that link.
Page design
The design follows the accessibility guidelines as the page is logically separated into functional sections using tags rather than relying upon screen-reader labels. To aid screen-readers the design of pages is linear, with page content preceding the navigation links. Images are tagged with alternate titles, and links have extended titles giving additional information not shown on screen.
By convention, across the FRAW site all links are colour-coded:
- blue for links within the FRAW website;
- purple for links to the BOKK Library;
- red for those linking outside the FRAW site; and
- green for bookmarks within a page.
External links usually open in a new window, and this is usually stated in the link title in case the reader wants to block this action.
Page content precedes navigation links to make the use of the TAB key easier. Image-links are excluded from the list – instead using an associated image caption to provide an easily readable link.
Finally, when using the TAB key the selected link is highlighted like this.
Embedded AV Player
Where video or audio files are held on the FRAW site they are accessed from an embedded media player. This also gives the option of downloading the files to view/listen off-line.
To control the media player from the keyboard, first focus on it by repeatedly pressing the TAB key, or press hotkey-W. When the focus is on the player it will display a red border, as shown above on the right.
When the player is highlighted with a red border you ‘have focus’ on it, and the following keyboard controls will manipulate the audio player:
Keys to control the embedded media player:
Spacebar Start or stop/pause the player.
→ Fast-forwards through recording.
← Rewinds the recording.
Home Jumps to the beginning.
End Jumps to the end.
↑ Increases the volume of the player.
↓ Decreases the volume of the player.
The links below the player download the audio/video file. Clicking the link will make the browser play the file, after which ‘Save Page’ would save the file. As a short-cut to download without playing, right-click on the link and use ‘Save As’ to save a copy directly.
General keyboard controls
For those who are unaware, it’s worth noting the other control keys that operate with most web browsers – and can help you more easily navigate any web site. Note that some browsers don’t always follow the same pattern – which is why the list below sometimes gives more than one option separated by ‘or’.
| Keys | Action |
| Controlling location: | |
| Alt and ◀ or Alt and Backspace |
Go backwards in history list. |
| Alt and ▶ or Alt with Shift and Backspace |
Go forwards in history list. |
| Ctrl and R or F5 | Reload the page. |
| Ctrl and F5 | Dump the cached content and reload from scratch. |
| Escape | Stop current download. |
| Alt and Home | Go to home page. |
| Change the display: | |
| Ctrl and + | Zoom in. |
| Ctrl and - | Zoom out. |
| Ctrl and 0 | Return to default zoom level (100%) |
| F11 | Enable/disable full screen mode. |
| Spacebar or Page Down | Scroll downwards one screen. |
| Shift and Spacebar or Page Up |
Scroll upwards one screen. |
| Home | Jump to the top of the page. |
| End | Jump to the end of the page. |
| Ctrl and L or Alt and D or F6 |
Jump to the address bar ready to start typing. |
| Controlling tabs: | |
| Ctrl and T | Open a new tab. |
| Ctrl and N | Open a new browser window. |
| Ctrl and keys 1 to 8 | Switch to the first, second, third, etc. tab from the left. |
| Ctrl and 9 | Switch to the last tab on the right. |
| Ctrl and Tab | Switch to the next tab. |
| Ctrl with Shift and Tab | Switch to the previous tab. |
| Ctrl and W or Ctrl and F4 |
Close the current tab. |
| Ctrl with Shift and T | Reopen the last tab closed. |
| Alt and F4 | Close the browser window. |
YouTube keyboard controls
When switching to YouTube videos with hotkey-Y, YouTube’s keyboard controls are required to continue access from the keyboard. These are:
Spacebar Play/Pause when the seek bar is selected. Activate a button if a button has focus.
k Pause/Play in player.
Home Go back to the start of the video.
End Jump to the end of the video.
Numbers 1 to 9 Jumps to 10%, 20%, etc. position in the video.
j Jump backwards 10 seconds.
◀ Jump backwards 5 seconds.
l Jump forwards 10 seconds.
▶ Jump forwards 5 seconds.
m Mute/unmute the video.
c Enable/disable closed captions display.
f Display in full-screen mode. If in full-screen, reverts to normal display.
> Speed up the video playback rate.
< Slow down the video playback rate.
Shift and N Jump to the next video in the playlist.
Shift and P Jump to the previous video in the playlist.
/ Jump to the search box to type new query.
i Activate miniplayer to watch and browse simultaneously.