Accessibility
This site has been designed to be Accessible for people with visual or motor impairment
and users of screen readers.
Please click on the links to find out about more about the Accessibility of this
website:
Access Keys
Access Keys provide a quick way to navigate round the site without using a mouse,
and on this site are based on the UK Government Access Keys system.
These keys have been selected so as not to conflict with those in use by assistive
technologies such as JAWS, Supernova and HomePageReader.
Access Keys used on this site:
S - Skip navigation
0 - Accessibility details
1 - Home page
3 - Site map
9 - Contact us
This table shows the key presses needed to use access keys in various browsers.
|
Browser |
What to do |
|
Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then
press ENTER |
|
Internet Explorer 4 (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
|
Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
|
Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac) |
Access keys are not supported |
|
Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac) |
Access keys are not supported |
|
Netscape 7 (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
|
Firefox, Mozilla (PC) |
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
|
Firefox, Mozilla (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
|
Safari and Omniweb (Mac) |
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
|
Opera |
Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number
of the accesskey |
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Increasing Page Text Size
You can increase the size of the text using your web browser options.
Increase Text Size using Internet Explorer
View - Text Size - Larger / Largest
Increase Text Size using Firefox
View - Text Size - Increase
Increase text Size using Opera
Zoom and 100+ Percentage
Increase text Size using Netscape
View - Text Size - Increase
Increase Text Size using Safari
Apple Key and '+' Key
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Changing Page Colours
You may also change the colours using your web browser options.
Changing Colours using Internet Explorer
Click on Tools
Then click on the Accessibility button in the window that pops up
Then select the 'Ignore colors' option.
Note you could also select the 'Ignore font styles' and 'Ignore font size' options
to alter the look and size of the text.
Changing Colours using Firefox
View - Page Style - No Style
Changing Colours using Opera
View - Style - User Mode
Changing Colours using Netscape
Tool - Options - then define your preference (this is of limited use)
Changing Colours using Safari
Not Available
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Switching off Styles
You may choose to ignore the styles used by the designer using your browser's options.
Switching off CSS using Internet Explorer
Tools - Internet Options - General - Accessibility and then select three checkboxes
(or supply your own stylesheet).
Switching off CSS using Firefox
View - Page Style - No Style
Switching off CSS using Opera
Use Ctrl-G
Switching off CSS using Netscape
View - Page Style - No Style
Switching off CSS using Safari
Not possible - all you can do is append your stylesheet and this is an advanced
topic
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Links to External Sites
All links to external sites open in a new window and this site is not responsible
for the content or accessibility of these referenced sites.
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Problems Accessing Documents
If you have any problems accessing the documents published on this website, please
contact us and we will supply you with the document in an accessible format.
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Screen Reader Setting Recommendations
For users of JAWS we recommend the following sort order
title|text|alt|href
as the best configuration to set.
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Useful Accessibility Links for PDFs,
Browsers and Operating Systems
This site uses Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view PDF files, you will
need to download and install a PDF reader. The Adobe site offers:
Many web browsers have accessibility features, which help you use the web in the
way that best suits you. We recommend you select the browser which best suits your
needs, and these links give you some helpful guidance whether you want to best configure
your web browser or download a more suitable one.
Note that there are many different web browsers available, and many versions of
each of them, so it would be impractical for us to list them all here. We have chosen
the most popular as a guide that you may find useful.
To configure your operating system to tailor its accessibility features to your
needs, you can follow one or more of the links below
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