Accessibility
There are a number of ways to help users get the best
from the site which are outlined below.
Access keys
To use access keys follow the following guidelines:
For Windows users, you can press "ALT" plus the listed
access key
For Macintosh users, you can press "Control" plus the
listed access key
Pressing "Enter" will then take you to the page.
We have included the standard recommended access keys,
which include:
S = Skip Navigation
1 = Home page
2 = Contact Us
0 = Accessibility Help
3 = SiteMap
Screen size
You can change the screen size, reducing the number
of words per line, by grabbing the grey bar at the
bottom right-hand side of the site.
Text size
If you find the text size on this website is too
small or too large to read comfortably, you can change
the size of the text via your browser. You can also
specify the font styles, colours, and foreground and
background colours. The way you do this varies from
browser to browser.
(Please note - some PCs will allow you to increase text
size simply by holding down the 'control' and 'alt' keys
and using the wheel in the middle of the mouse to make
the text larger and smaller.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer
If you are using Internet Explorer, go to the menu at
the top of the browser window and select View, from the
list of options, select Text Size. You will see a side
menu open up; select the size you wish to view the
website in.
Firefox (Mozilla)
If you are using Firefox, go to the menu at the top
of the browser window and select View, from the list of
options, select Text Size. You will see a side menu open
up; select the size you wish to view the website in.
Firefox also allows the text size to be changed with
keyboard shortcuts:
Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size
Netscape Navigator
If you are using Netscape Navigator the text size is
altered via keyboard shortcuts:
Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size
View the page at Full Screen: F1
Apple Mac
For a computer using a Macintosh operating system
Press Cmd and + to increase the size
Press Cmd and - to decrease the size
Press Cmd and 0 to go back to the default size
Linux
For a computer using a Linux operating system
Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size
Styles and colours
Internet Explorer users should click on tools,
options and then the colours, fonts or accessibility
buttons.
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