Accessibility
We are committed to making our website as accessible as possible to all.
To make our website easy to view, we have designed it in accordance with guidelines set out by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
Access keys
This website has access key provision enabled, simplifying navigation to certain areas of the website. These are:
S - Skip navigation
1 - Home page
3 - Sitemap
0 - Accessibility
Screen magnifying software
Visitors using magnifying software, please note that due to screen magnification, scrolling may be required to view all elements of the website.
Changing browser settings
The website can be viewed across a wide range of browsers.
We recommend Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or 7.0 to take full advantage of all our website's facilities.
The site will also work with the Gecko based family of browsers including Mozilla Firefox and Netscape (versions 6 - 7.2).
The site is optimised for a screen resolution of 1024 x 768.
Internet Explorer
Enlarging text:
on the 'View' menu ('Page' in IE7) click 'Text Size'
choose the size of text
Preventing graphics from appearing on web pages:
under 'Tools', click 'Internet Options'
on the 'Advanced' tab, scroll down to the 'Multimedia' heading
click on the graphics options ('animations', 'videos', 'pictures' and 'images') to remove the ticks
click on 'Apply', and then click on 'OK'
Should graphics still appear, select 'View' then 'Refresh', the 'Refresh' button from the toolbar, or press F5 ('Refresh' button or F5 in IE7).
Changing the size of the window:
click 'View' ('Page' in IE7) then 'Full Screen' from the toolbar, or press F11
There are other options to tailor web pages that help make them easier to read. These may be found under the 'Tools' menu:
click on 'Internet Options'
select the 'Advanced' tab
choose from the options available to improve visibility
Changing font style:
Text in a font such as Arial is easier to read than one such as Times New Roman. To change the text font style:
on the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'
on the 'General' tab, click 'Accessibility'
Tick the 'Ignore font styles specified on web page'
on the 'General' tab, click 'Fonts'
in the 'Web page font' and 'Plain text font' lists, choose the fonts you would like to use
click 'OK'
Should the font remain unchanged, select 'View' then 'Refresh', the 'Refresh' button from the toolbar, or press F5 ('Refresh' button or F5 in IE7).
Changing font and background colours:
As a
result of the fonts, typefaces and background colours used in web page
design, you may find some text difficult to read. You can however
choose settings to suit you. A distinct contrast can be achieved using
black text on a yellow background. To change the text and background
colours:
on the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'
on the 'General' tab, click 'Accessibility'
Tick the 'Ignore colors specified on web pages'
on the 'General' tab, click 'Colors'
deselect the 'Use Windows Colors' tick box
select the box next to 'Text' and choose a colour
click 'OK'
specify your required colour changes
click 'OK'
Should the colours remain unchanged, select 'View' then 'Refresh',
the 'Refresh' button from the toolbar, or press F5 ('Refresh' button or
F5 in IE7).
Mozilla Firefox
Enlarging text:
on the 'View' menu click 'Text Size'
use 'Increase' or 'Decrease' to choose the size of text
Preventing graphics from appearing on web pages:
under 'Tools', click 'Options'
on the 'Content' tab, un-tick 'Load images automatically' checkbox
click 'OK'
Should graphics still appear, select 'View' then 'Reload', the 'Reload Current Page' button from the toolbar, or press F5.
Changing the size of the window:
click 'View' then 'Full Screen' from the toolbar, or press F11
There are other options to tailor web pages that help make them easier to read. These may be found under the 'Tools' menu:
click on 'Options'
select the 'Advanced' tab
choose from the options available to improve visibility
Changing font style:
Text in a font such as Arial is easier to read than one such as Times New Roman. To change the text font style:
under 'Tools', click 'Options'
on the 'Content' tab, locate 'Fonts and Colours' section and click 'Advanced'
update selections to your required fonts and ensure 'Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above' is un-ticked
click 'OK'
Should fonts still appear unchanged, select 'View' then 'Reload', the 'Reload Current Page' button from the toolbar, or press F5.
Changing font and background colours:
As a
result of the fonts, typefaces and background colours used in web page
design, you may find some text difficult to read. You can however
choose settings to suit you. A distinct contrast can be achieved using
black text on a yellow background. To change the text and background
colours:
under 'Tools', click 'Options'
on the 'Content' tab, go to the 'Fonts & Colours' section and click 'Colours'
update selections to your required colours and ensure 'Allow pages to choose their own colours, instead of my selections above' and 'Use system colours' are both un-ticked
click 'OK'
Should colours still appear unchanged, select 'View' then 'Reload',
the 'Reload Current Page' button from the toolbar, or press F5.
Netscape
Enlarging text:
on the 'View' menu click 'Text Size'
select your favoured text size
Preventing graphics from appearing on web pages:
under 'Netscape', click 'Preferences'
go to the 'Privacy & Security' section and highlight 'Images'
tick 'Do not load any images'
click 'OK'
Should graphics still appear, select 'View' then 'Reload' from the toolbar, click the 'Reload' button or press F5.
Changing font style:
Text in a font such as Arial is easier to read than one such as Times New Roman. To change the text font style:
under 'Netscape', click 'Preferences'
go to the 'Appearance' section and click 'Font'
update selections to your required fonts and ensure 'Allow documents to use other fonts' is un-ticked
click 'OK'
Should fonts still appear unchanged, select 'View' then 'Reload' from the toolbar, click the 'Reload' button or press F5.
Changing font and background colours:
As a
result of the fonts, typefaces and background colours used in web page
design, you may find some text difficult to read. You can however
choose settings to suit you. A distinct contrast can be achieved using
black text on a yellow background. To change the text and background
colours:
under 'Netscape', click 'Preferences'
go to the 'Appearance' section and click 'Colors'
update selections to your required colours and ensure 'Use my chosen colors, ignoring the color and background image specified' is selected and 'Use system colours' is un-ticked
click 'OK'
Should colours still appear unchanged, select 'View' then 'Reload' from the toolbar, click the 'Reload' button or press F5.
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