accessibility | search our site ACCESSIBILITYMeeting the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines ‘AA’ guidelinesWe aspire to meet level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines. This makes our website accessible to many disabled people who use computer programs and equipment to help them use websites. Writing in plain EnglishWe endeavour to use plain English on every page of our website and using our online style guide. By using straightforward, short sentences and easy to understand words we hope the information will be accessible to everyone. Tell us what you thinkWe've tried very hard to make our website as easy to use as possible. But we know that it's an ongoing job. Please contact us if you have any comments or suggestions on how we can make improvements. We have introduced the following features to help users of our web site. NavigationA link has also been provided at the beginning of each page to provide easy access to this information on accessibility. Navigation menusNavigation menus are marked up as HTML lists. This ensures that the number of links in the list is read out at the start and it can be skipped easily. ImagesAll images used in this site include descriptive alt tag attributes. Font sizeThe font used on our site are can be changed in size. It is set to the standard size by default but you can change to a larger font if required. The font size changer is near the top of each page. Mild visual impairmentYou can make changes to the contrast, colour scheme and other display functions. In Windows you find the high contrast option under 'Accessibility Options' in the Control Panel. LinksLinks are written to make sense when taken out of context. |