Accessibility

Our desire is to ensure that our website is accessible to everyone. We aim to comply with the spirit of the Equality Act, which from October 2010 replaced most of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), and to follow the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), version 2 (2008). If you have any comments about the accessibility of this site, please contact us.

Using the tab key
Any forms on the website will have a logical tab sequence which you can move through using your Tab key.

For help on customising your view of this website, see the BBC’s My Web My Way and AbilityNet’s My Computer, My Way.

Changing text size
Most browsers feature the ability to resize text on screen to suit your needs. You will usually find this option in the View menu. If you are using a modern browser and have a mouse with a wheel you can often change the size of the text (on PC or Mac) by holding down Ctrl on your keyboard while scrolling with the mouse wheel.

Web browsers:  You may find that a more recent browser version offers more options for customising your view. Find the latest versions of popular browsers here:

Microsoft – Internet Explorer
Mozilla – Firefox
Apple – Safari

Assistive technology
Visit the RNIB site for information on the range of helpful software, both free and paid for. We have tried to ensure that all images on this site have an alt text.

You can also navigate using the site map.