Accessibility


Whirlpool is a company committed with the access of all persons to its products, services and contents, including persons with special motor, cognitive and sensorial needs. Because of that, we use accessibility tools to aid special users. We want that everyone has the best possible experience in visiting our website.

Information on Shortcut Keys

Access Keys

Access keys are a navigation resource that allows you to navigate into this website using your keyboard.

Available Access Keys

This site employs a configuration that is close to most international recommendations about access keys. These are:
0 – Go to the Search Field
1 – Go to the Home Page
2 – Go to Accessibility Options
3 – Go to menu – afterwards arrows and tabs can be used for navigation
4 – Go to contents – afterwards arrows and tabs can be used for navigation
9 – Go to Footer – First Footer's item (About Consul) – afterwards arrows and tabs can be used for navigation

Using access keys with different browsers

In Firefox, Opera, Safari and Chrome (Alt + Shift + Access Key), when keying your access alternatives, you go directly to the proposed page, while at Internet Explorer (Alt + Access Key) the browser only positions the focus at the link to be clicked, and if you are navigating using the keyboard, you shall press ENTER to access the desired page.