Help, Access and site map
Access for those with disabilities
Except for the Forum and Gallery (and some 'maintenance' pages not accessible by users), all pages contain a standard seven-button horizontal menu at the head of the page. This menu is the same on every page in which it appears; this is to help those who have difficulty navigating from page to page. (The Forum and Gallery contain abbreviated versions of the standard main menu but in the same style).
Selecting a main menu item either navigates directly to a target page (Contact, for example, takes you directly to the Contact Us page) or, where there are several further target pages (as there are with Hunt or CHSC for examples) to an index page which has links to the target pages. This simple selection mechanism is there to help those with limited manual dexterity with a mouse. But to prevent this being a nuisance to others, each main menu item which has menu items 'below' it also has pop-up menus to provide short-cuts. These pop-up menus only work when your browser has 'active scripting' (in this case Javascript) enabled. If Javascript is not enabled, main menu items must be selected (clicked) as previously described. A few second-level menu items have third-level menu items below and - like the main (first level) menu items - these are supported using both clickable links and pop-up menus. If Javascript is enabled, main menu items and pop-up menus change (invert) colour when the user's mouse hovers over them (and main menu items visibly 'depress' when clicked) to help those with visual impairments. All this is easier to try than to explain - please experiment and see for yourself!
Almost all body text is black on white. In the few instances where it isn't (in tables such as the site-map below, where successive rows are colour contrasted to make reading easier), the text-to-background colour and brightness contrast has been selected so as to be visible to those who have difficulty discriminating between colours. And apart from text within graphics, all main body text is resizable using your browser's View / Text Size feature. This is to assist those who have difficulty reading the standard print size (which is roughly 10 point - 0.7 em).
Graphics - including menu graphics - have alternative descriptive tags ('Alt attributes') which are readable by the text-to-voice readers used by those with visual impairments.
In the footer of most pages there is a link to this 'Help, Accessibility and Site-map' page and also to the 'Search this site' page which allows the site to be seached in Google style which should be familiar to most users. Pages in the Forum and the Gallery do not contain this footer and are not included in the search; they have links to 'Help, Accessibility and Site-map' in their headers instead and have their own specialised search features.
Registration
With very few exceptions, this website is open for everyone to view. But two areas of the website - the Forum and Gallery - can only be accessed fully by registered users. A user should register for both the Forum and the Gallery from the Register menu item on the main pages of the Forum or of the Gallery (one registration covers both). Registrations are only accepted from users who are already registered on the CH/CHSC database maintained by the Hunt Secretary. If you try to register but your request is rejected because your email address is not already registered on the CH/CHSC database, you should contact either the Hunt Secretary (for Subscribers and Farmers) or the CHSC Membership Secretary (for CHSC members) via the Contact Us page or by phone in order to update your details or to subscribe or join - as appropriate. When you try to register, you will first receive an email asking you to confirm your request by activating a special website link provided in the email. This verifies that you do indeed own the email address you have quoted and are not someone maliciously misusing someone else's email address. When you have done this, your request is passed to the Forum and Gallery Administrator who will check that your email address and other details are already registered on the CH/CHSC database. If they are, you will receive another email letting you know that your registration is complete and your userid is active.Private advertisements
Within the Forum, in addition to being able to view, registered users can advertise ('post') private (non-trade) For Sale and Wanted items in the Classified Advertisements section and also send private messages to each other.Within the Gallery, in addition to being able to view, registered users can send e-cards containing photos from the Gallery. The ability to upload photos to the Gallery is restricted to the official CH or CHSC photographer for an event. Apart from these privileged individuals, registered users cannot upload photos to the Gallery.
There is, however, a need to allow registered users to include photos in the Forum when necessary. When a For Sale advertisement is posted, the advertiser may need to include a photograph of the item for sale. This can be done in two ways:
- using the 'Add image to post' feature at the left-hand foot of the typing box; this loads a photo to a third-party web site and displays a thumbnail view in the advertisement - it does not upload the photo to the Gallery itself.
- if the photo is already available on another website, you can display a thumbnail picture using the [img] tags; for example: [img]http://www.cottesmore-hunt.co.uk/Montage.jpg[/img] will display the 'hound couple' montage picture which appears at the head of each website page.
Trade advertisements
If you wish to place a commercial advertisement, please have a look at our Advertising possibilities and rate card and then email your requirements to 'Advertising' from the Contact Us email form.
Problems and suggestions
If you wish to report problems with this website or have difficulty using it or would like to suggest an enhancement, please email 'This website' from the Contact Us email form. If you cannot use the Contact Us email form successfully to do this, please contact the Hunt Secretary in the first instance.Standards
With the exception of some of the Forum and Gallery pages, this site has been validated to conform to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional industry standard. This means that it should not suddenly stop working when new versions of browsers are introduced. And all reasonable steps have been taken to make the site also conform to the W3G Web Accessibility initiative (WCAG 2.0) levels 1 and 2 with the exception that accessibility keys for menu items are not provided.| SITE MAP | |
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| Page title | Contents |
| Home | Site introduction, with links to other related websites and the Breaking News ('stop press') column. |
| Hunt index page (accessibility aid) | Links to all other pages that contain essentially Hunt (as opposed to Supporters' Club or other) information. This page is for users who do not have 'active scripting' (Javascript) enabled in their browsers and for those who do not have the steady hand needed to use a mouse with the pop-up menus. |
| Cottesmore Hunt Introduction | Outlines where we are in the UK, our old and new kennels, dress code, management and Constitution. |
| The Hunt - Officers and Staff | Current Committee, Joint-Masters and Staff. |
| Hunting country | A moving map showing the boundaries of the Hunt's country with its neighbouring Hunts, and locations of Kennels and coverts owned by the Hunt. If the website is very busy, users will be told and the 'tour' (which uses a lot of website resources) will be suspended. Users may then wish to try the alternative interactive map. |
| Hounds | The breeding policy and bloodlines of our hounds. |
| History of the Cottesmore Hunt | An account of our history from 1666 to the present day. |
| CH Masters' page | Bulletins from the Joint-Masters. |
| CH Chairman's page | Bulletins from the Hunt Chairman. |
| CHSC Index page (accessibility aid) | Links to all other pages which contain essentially Supporters' Club (as opposed to Hunt or other) information. This page is for users who do not have 'active scripting' (Javascript) enabled in their browsers and for those who do not have the steady hand needed to use a mouse with the pop-up menus. |
| Supporters' Club Introduction | Brief history of the Supporters' Club and its Constitution, and details of the subscription. |
| CHSC Office-holders | List of Committee members. |
| Memorabilia Shop | Pictures and descriptions of Hunt and Supporters' Club memorabilia: clothing, ties, caps, notelets, cards, prints and the like with prices and details of how to order. |
| CHSC areas | Areas within and around the Cottesmore Country which are covered by Area Representatives. Representatives' addresses and phone numbers are withheld but can be found in the Foot Slogger magazine. |
| CHSC Chairman's page | Bulletins from the CHSC Chairman. |
| Meets | The annual 'meet card' with dates, venues and times. |
| Events and Reports Index page (accessibility aid) | Links to other pages which contain our coming events calendar, reports of activities and our photo gallery. This page is for users who do not have 'active scripting' (Javascript) enabled in their browsers and for those who do not have the steady hand needed to use a mouse with the pop-up menus. |
| What's on | Coming events calendar. |
| Reports | Reports and results of activities. |
| Gallery | Photo gallery containing pictures of activities such as the Open Day and the Puppy Show. Anyone can view the gallery but users need to register to send ecards containing photos from the gallery. Registration is described elsewhere on this page. |
| Forum | An interactive forum containing private classified advertisements for For Sale and Wanted items, website bulletins, and general notices (mainly about future events). Anyone can view the forum (with the exception of hidden areas reserved for Hunt management), but only registered users can add For Sale or Wanted advertisements. Registration is described elsewhere on this page. |
| Contact Us | Names and addresses of main contacts, and an email form to contact them. |
| Advertising | Details of how to advertise here and of our trade advertising rates. |
| Hirelings and liveries | Lists local providers of hirelings (hunting horses for daily hire - usually delivered to the Meet and and collected) and livery. |
| Search | Allows the site (except the Forum and the Gallery) to be searched in familiar Google style. |
| RSS newsfeed | How to use the RSS newsfeed |
| Help, access and site map | This page... |