We have tried to make sure that everyone can view and use this website.

All templates have been designed with the objective of making information accessible to all users including users with disabilities.

W3C Compliance

The website has been designed to comply with the guidelines issued by W3C/WAI. All pages meet priority 1 (A) guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

Text Only

We have included a text only button which will make the site easier to read without graphics.

Visual design

• Colours - We have tried to use colours throughout the Web site that provide maximum contrast between foreground and background items and also various features on the page including headers, body text and hyperlinks.
• Images - All graphics and images throughout the Web site have been assigned an Alt-text attribute, which describes the contents or function of the item.
• Hyperlinks - We have chosen the standard hyperlink blue colour for all active hyperlink text items, as this is the most accessible and recognisable standard for link items.
• CSS - Style-sheets have been used for all visual items and text. This means that you can change the text size form within the browser by selecting "View" and then "Text size". Visit our Site Help page for more detailed instructions.

Browsealoud

We have included the option of downloading Browsealoud, which is a piece of software you can save to your pc that will read out the text on website pages. You will find the Browsealoud download icon at the bottom of all our website pages. Simply click the icon and you will be taken to the Browsealoud website where you can follow the instructions given.

Keyboard Access Information - Using Access Keys

We have provided a series of keyboard shortcuts intended to help users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse. The following information summarises each of the keyboard shortcut commands available to you.

Depending on your browser type or operating system, use one of the following:

For Microsoft Windows based systems, in general, hold down the Alt key and press the relevant access key:

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4, then hold down the Alt key and press the relevant number/letter.

If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 or 6, then hold down the Alt key, press the relevant number/letter and then hit Carriage Return.

If you are using Mozilla Firefox, or Netscape version 6 or later, then hold down the Alt key and press the relevant number/letter.

For Macintosh based systems, hold down the Ctrl key and press the relevant access key.

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