Accessibility

There are a number of ways to help users get the best from the site which are outlined below.

Text size

If you find the text size on this website is too small or too large to read comfortably, you can change the size of the text via your browser. You can also specify the font styles, colours, and foreground and background colours. The way you do this varies from browser to browser.

(Please note - some PCs will allow you to increase text size simply by holding down the 'control' and 'alt' keys and using the wheel in the middle of the mouse to make the text larger and smaller.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer

If you are using Internet Explorer, go to the menu at the top of the browser window and select View, from the list of options, select Text Size. You will see a side menu open up; select the size you wish to view the website in.

Firefox (Mozilla)

If you are using Firefox, go to the menu at the top of the browser window and select View, from the list of options, select Text Size. You will see a side menu open up; select the size you wish to view the website in.

Firefox also allows the text size to be changed with keyboard shortcuts:

• Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
• Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
• Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size

Netscape Navigator

If you are using Netscape Navigator the text size is altered via keyboard shortcuts:

• Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
• Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
• Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size
• View the page at Full Screen: F1

Apple Mac

For a computer using a Macintosh operating system

• Press Cmd and + to increase the size
• Press Cmd and - to decrease the size
• Press Cmd and 0 to go back to the default size

Linux

For a computer using a Linux operating system

• Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
• Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
• Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size

 

W3C Compliance

The World Wide Web Consortium|| (W3C) provides Web Content Accessibility Guidelines|| (WCAG) for people who create and maintain websites.

These guidelines help organisations provide websites that are accessible to people with disabilities. The guidelines are split into 3 priority levels:

• Priority 1 (A)
• Priority 2 (AA)
• Priority 3 (AAA)

We are working towards making our site a minimum of Priority 2.