Accessibility
To be accessible, this website must be easy to use and understand for as many visitors
as possible.
This website has been designed to be accessible and easy to use and complies with
the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C's) guidelines for accessibility, and
there is a strong commitment to constant improvement.
Therefore, we very much hope that you are finding it easy to use this website, and that you
aren't having any problems.
If this is not the case and you are finding it difficult to use this website, then
you might find a solution to your problem below.
The website has been designed to run at a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768, which is currently
the most popular resolution (Aug 2006 - Source onestat.com)
In addition to customising your browser settings to make it easier to use, this
website also incorporates a number
of keyboard shortcuts, which means that the site
can be navigated without a mouse.
Keyboard Shortcuts/Access Keys
This website incorporates the UK Government standard set of keyboard shortcuts/access keys. These
keys help users with limited physical ability to navigate the site without relying
on a mouse.
The accesskey standard used throughout this site is as follows::
|
Accesskey |
Link |
|
S |
Skip Navigation |
|
1 |
Homepage |
|
2 |
*Not implemented |
|
3 |
Sitemap |
|
4 |
Search |
|
5 |
*Not implemented |
|
6 |
Help |
|
7 |
*Not implemented |
|
8 |
Disclaimer |
|
9 |
Contact Us |
|
0 |
Accessibility Guide |
Different browsers have slightly different implementations of the accesskey functionality.
|
Browser |
Method |
|
IE4 |
Press ALT and relevant number |
|
IE5/6 |
Press ALT and relevant number, and then press return |
|
Netscape 6 |
Press ALT and relevant number |
|
Mozilla |
Press ALT and relevant number |
|
Macintosh |
Press CTRL and relevant number |
How to Change Text Size or Colours
This site is designed to let you change the text size, text and background colors,
and other display settings through standard browser settings.
Most Web browsers include functionality to let you increase or decrease the text
in a Web page.
If you are using Internet Explorer on a PC, select the View menu at the top of your
window. To change font size, scroll down and select the Text size option. To ignore
font and background colours choose the Internet options from the Tools menu at the
top of the window. On the general tab of the window that appears, click the Accessibility
button. This takes you to a menu where you can choose to ignore the way the page
is formatted. Then return to the Internet options menu, and use the Colours and
Fonts buttons to set your preferences.
If you are using an Apple Mac, then from Internet Explorer, select Preferences from
the Edit menu at the top of the window. From there, click on Web content and uncheck
the Show style sheets option. Then return to the list of preferences and choose
Web browser. Then click on Language/fonts and choose the size you need.
Learn More
To learn more about accesibility, then please follow this link:
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative