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Accessibility
Accessibility features
We want this website to be as accessible as possible to
those with visual impairment, mobility, arthritic problems,
etc.
Using the tab key
If you keep pressing the Tab key on your keyboard, it will
move in order through the links on the page. You can then
press Return to select the one you want.
You can see where pressing Return would take you, by looking
at the web address in the bar right at the bottom of your
screen.
Trouble with scrolling
If you find it difficult to scroll down the page using the
bar on the right, try using the arrow keys on your keyboard
instead. You can also move a screen's length at a time using
your keyboard's Page Up and Page Down buttons.
This site accessible to all visitors using any browser.
Pages have been tested in Internet Explorer, Firefox,
Netscape and Opera as well as with scripts and css turned
off and page content is viewable to varying standards in
all. However, if you experience any difficulty in viewing
pages or accessing information, please let us know.
Adjusting text size and colours in your web browser
If you use Internet Explorer or Netscape, the following
guidelines will enable you to enlarge the text and change
the colours on your screen.
Instructions for users of Microsoft Internet
Explorer
For PC
Open Internet Explorer.
Select 'Tools' from the menu at the top.
Select 'Internet options'.
Click on the 'General' tab.
Click on the button marked 'Accessibility'.
To change your font size, select the checkbox marked 'Ignore
font sizes specified on Web pages'.
To remove background and font colours, select the checkbox
marked 'Ignore colours specified on web pages'.
Click 'OK'.
Select 'View' from the menu at the top.
Select 'Text size'.
Select your desired text size.
For Macintosh
Open Internet Explorer.
Select the 'Edit' menu.
Select 'Preference'.
Click on 'Web content'.
Deselect the button marked 'Show style sheets'.
Return to the list of preferences.
Click on 'Web browser'.
Select 'Language/fonts'.
Select the font size you require.
Instructions for users of Netscape Navigator
(version 6 and up)
To change the text size:
Select 'Edit' from the menu at the top, and choose
'Preferences'.
Click on the arrow next to 'Appearance' to expand the menu,
and select 'Fonts'.
Next to 'Fonts for:' should read 'Western'.
In the drop-down box for 'Proportional', select
'Sans-serif'. For the size select 18.
In the drop-down box for 'Monospace', it should already say
'Courier New'. From 'Size' select 18.
In the 'Minimum font size' box select size 18.
Remove the tick next to 'Allow documents to use other
fonts'.
Click 'OK'.
To change the page colours:
Select 'Edit' from the menu at the top of the window and
choose 'Preferences'.
Click on the arrow next to 'Appearance' to expand the menu,
and select 'Colors'.
Select a color button to change colours of text, background,
unvisited links, or visited links.
Tick 'Use my chosen colors, ignoring the colors and
background image chosen' option.
Click 'OK'.
Instructions for users of Mozilla Firefox
To change the text size:
In the Tools menu, select 'Options'.
Click on the 'Content' tab.
Next to 'Default Font', set the Size to 18.
Click 'OK'.
You can also hold down the Ctrl key (for a PC) or the Cmd
key (for a Macintosh) and press the + sign to increase the
text size on a particular page.
To change the page colours:
In the Tools menu, select 'Options'.
Click on the 'Content' tab.
Click on the 'Colours' button, and select the colours you
want for text, background, unvisited links and visited
links.
Remove the tick against 'Allow pages to choose their own
colours'.
Click 'OK', then 'OK' again.
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