Accessibility
This website has been designed to be accessible to as many web users as possible, irrespective of individual abilities and browser type. This statement gives information about accessibility features, and levels of conformance to industry standards.
All pages on this site have been written in, and validated as, XHTML 1.0 Strict, with all layout being created using a valid cascading style sheet (CSS). The aim is to conform to the W3C's Web Content Accessibility guidelines. Pages use structured XHTML where H1 tags are used for main titles, H2 and H3 for subtitles.
Access Keys
Most modern browsers support the use of access keys which allow the user to jump to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. On Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key.
All pages on this site define the following access keys:
- Access key s - Skip to content
- Access key 1 - Go to home page
- Access key 4 - go to search page
- Access key t - Back to top of page
- Access key 0 - Go to this accessibility page
Activating an access key will take you to its defined hyperlink.
Changing the style sheet
By using the option at the top of each page you can change the way the site is presented. Options are :-
- default - the default viewing style.
- LARGE - the same design as the default style but with larger type.
- system - a basic page style without any design features
- HiViz - the same as 'system' above but with high contrast lettering on a black background.
The above facility requires that your browser does not block Javascript and that cookies are enabled.
It is also possible to change the text size with your browser.
- With Internet Explorer version 6 go to 'view' in the main menu and then text size.
- With Mozilla Firefox use the Ctrl + '+' to increase the text size, and the Ctrl + '-' to decrease the text size.
- If you are using Safari on a Macintosh select 'View' and then select 'Make Text Bigger' to increase the text size or 'Make Text Smaller' to reduce the text size.
Downloadable documents
Documents available for download are available in both Rich Text Format (rtf), which can be opened with most word processors, and Portable Document Format (pdf) which requires Adobe Reader. Adobe Reader can be downloaded here if it is not already installed on your computer.