Accessibility
This site has been designed with a commitment to comply with best practice in accessibility for visitors with disabilities in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). In addition this site complies with the E-Government guidelines on website accessibility including the Website Accessibility Initiatives (WAI) 'A' Rating standard.
Further information about your rights and the DDA can be found here at www.direct.gov.uk. In addition here is some information particularly about how the DDA applies to websites at www.web-accessibility.org.uk.
Accessibility features
As part of the E-government Guidelines we have incorporated scaleable text sizes for people with visual impairments and the elderly and access keys for users with motor disabilities who may find using a mouse difficult.
Scaleable text
Screen text sizes may be scaled according to the needs of the user. This is controlled by the users browsers and can be altered by accessing the 'View' menu and selecting 'Text Sizes'.
Access keys
Access keys are a method or navigating the website without the need for a mouse, this is particularly important to users with motor based disabilities who often find using the mouse very difficult.
How to use access keys
Browsers for PCs
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Firefox 2:
Hold down the SHIFT key and the ALT key and then press the number of the access key
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Firefox 1.5 for PCs:
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
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Opera 9:
Hold SHIFT and the ESC key and the list of access keys will appear.
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Internet Explorer 5+:
Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER
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Internet Explorer 4:
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
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Netscape 7:
Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
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Netscape 6+:
Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key
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Netscape earlier versions:
Access keys are not supported
Browsers for Macs
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Firefox 2:
Hold down the SHIFT key and the ALT key and then press the number of the access key
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Firefox 1.5:
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
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Safari:
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
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Opera 9:
Hold SHIFT and the ESC key and the list of access keys will appear.
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Internet Explorer 5+:
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
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Internet Explorer 4.5:
Access keys are not supported
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