The UT Knoxville website was redesigned in 2007 with an eye toward optimized accessibility. All pages that are maintained by the Office of Creative Services are web standards compliant and have passed the WebXACT (formerly Bobby) Priority One accessibility test:
As a result, the website compliments, optimally, the use of assistive technologies such as screen readers.
The following shortcut keys will take you to commonly used pages:
AccessKey |
Navigates to |
D |
About the Site |
U |
About the University |
V |
Academic Programs |
0 |
Accessibility |
C |
Administration |
X |
Alumni & Friends |
E |
Athletics & Recreation |
Y |
Centers & Institutes |
B |
Contact UT |
G |
Current Students |
I |
Employment & Benefits |
J |
Faculty & Staff |
K |
Future Students |
M |
Libraries & Technology |
O |
Online@UT |
N |
Outreach & Public Service |
P |
Research |
R |
Support UT |
A |
TMail |
T |
UT Knoxville Home Page |
W |
WebMail |
Z |
A-Z Index |
The procedure for using shortcut, or 'Access' keys, varies from browser to browser. The following table shows common AccessKey combinations:
Operating System | Browser | AccessKey Combination |
Windows |
Firefox 1.x |
ALT + AccesKEY |
Windows |
Firefox 2+ |
SHIFT + ALT + AccessKey |
Windows |
I.E. 4+ |
ALT + AccessKey (to focus the link) + ENTER to activate |
Windows |
Mozilla |
ALT + AccessKey |
Windows |
Netscape 6 and above |
ALT + AccessKey |
Windows |
Opera 7 |
SHIFT + ESC, followed by AccessKey |
Mac OS X |
I.E. 5.2 |
CONTROL + AccessKey |
Mac OS X |
Firefox |
CONTROL + AccessKey |
Mac OS X |
Mozilla |
CONTROL + AccessKey |
Mac OS X |
Netscape 6+ |
CONTROL + AccessKey |
Mac OS X |
OmniWeb 5+ |
CONTROL + AccessKey |
Mac OS X |
Opera 7+ |
SHIFT + ESC + AccessKey |
Mac OS X |
Safari |
CONTROL + AccessKey |
Most navigation elements are plain text, and we have provided text alternatives to all graphics. The table below describes the procedure for adjusting text size on most popular browsers.
Operating System | Browser |
Instructions |
Windows |
I.E. 5+ |
View > Text Size |
Windows |
Mozilla |
View > Increase Text Size / Decrease Text Size |
Windows |
Netscape 7 |
View > Text Zoom |
Windows |
Opera 5 & 6 |
Use dropdown menu on 'progress' bar |
Windows |
Opera 7 |
View > Zoom |
Mac OS X |
I.E. 5 |
View > Text Zoom |
Mac OS X |
Firefox |
View > Text View |
Mac OS X |
Mozilla |
View > Text Zoom |
Mac OS X |
Netscape 7 |
View > Text Zoom |
Mac OS X |
Opera 8 |
View > Zoom |
Mac OS X |
OmniWeb |
View > Bigger Text / Smaller Text |
Mac OS X |
Safari 1.0 |
View > Text Size |
Mac OS X |
Safari 2.0 |
View > Make Text Bigger / Make Text Smaller |