Screenreaders: Making things easier to hear
If you use a screen reader or any other software on your computer that reads websites aloud to you then the ifs website should work with this. Pictures and other items on our pages should always have descriptions which your read-aloud software should find.
If you have any problems using your screen reader, or any other assistive technology on our site please e mail usability@ifslearning.ac.uk and we will do our best to help you.
Windows Shortcuts
To help you move around the site, you can use these keyboard shortcuts with most web browsers on Windows:
| Command | Description | Shortcut |
| Bookmarks menu | Open the bookmarks/favourites menu | ALT + B |
| URL Shortcut (.com) | Add 'www.' and '.com' prefix and suffix to a URL | CTRL + ENTER |
| URL Shortcut (.org) | Add 'www.' and '.org' prefix and suffix to a URL | CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER |
| URL Shortcut (.net) | Add 'www.' and '.net' prefix and suffix to a URL | SHIFT + ENTER |
| Bookmark current page | Adds the current page to the bookmarks/favourites list | CTRL + D |
| Manage bookmarks | Opens a window for editting/managing stored bookmarks/favourites | CTRL + B |
| Reload page from cache | Reloads the current page without redownloading it from the Internet | F5 |
| Reload page from Internet | Reloads the current page from the Internet | CTRL+ F5 |
If your browser does not work with these shortcuts, or you need help with a computer not using Windows, please check these links:
Help with Apple computers
Help with Linux computers
Browser Shortcuts
On top of the shortcuts you can use on your computer, you can use these access keys to move around the ifs website.
Learn more about access keys.
| Command | Description | Access Key |
| Go to the top | Go tothe top of the page | 1 |
| Jump to content | Skip the menuand go to the start of the page contents | 2 |
| Jump to menu | Go to the page contents menu | 3 |
| Contact Us | Skip to the contact us link | 4 |
| Site Map | Skip to the site map link | 5 |
| Help | Skip to the help link | 6 |
| Accessibility | Skip to the Accessibility link | 7 |