Accessibility
This website has been developed to be as accessible as possible by all potential users. Every effort has been made to follow accessibility guidelines to ensure that this website is usable by people with all disabilities and impairments.
Accessibility Tips
Document Access (Word and PDF)
Accessibility Features Accessibility Tips
Accessibility Tips
For information on how you can change the settings in your browser to suit your needs visit BBC website My Web My Way (link opens in new window)
Text Size
You can adjust the size of the text to suit your needs. The settings available differ from browser to browser, but most browsers offer options to change font size or magnify the webpage.
1. To change font size
You can adjust the size of the text on this website by using the font size setting in your browser. This setting is found in the 'View' menu of most browsers.
2. To magnify the webpage
The option to magnify the webpage is available in the following browsers: Internet Explorer & Opera. This setting is found in the 'View' menu of the browsers under zoom or alternatively you can press ctrl and + together to increase zoom and ctrl and − to decrease zoom (Internet Explorer and Opera only).
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PDF documents
To open PDF documents you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader program, you can download it from the Adobe Website (link opens in new window).
Alternatively you can use the Adobe conversion tool to convert the PDF document into HTML or text. The conversion tool is available on the Adobe website (link opens in new window). Please note that not all PDF documents can be sucessfully converted using this tool.
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Navigation
Hidden links are provided on every page to allow screen reader users to link to the main content of the page.
Access Keys
Access keys (keyboard shortcuts to links) are provided on this website. To use access keys, hold down the "Alt" key (on PC) or "Ctrl" key (on Apple Mac) and the relevant number listed below and then press the "enter" or "return" key.
| Access Key | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Home |
| 2 | About Us |
| 3 | Info & Advice |
| 4 | Get Involved |
| 5 | Support Us |
| 6 | Links |
| 7 | Contact Us |
| 8 | Accessibility |
| 9 | Site Map |
Stylesheets
This website uses cascading style sheets for all visual layout and presentation.
XHTML Markup
This website is structured with valid 1.0 Strict XHTML markup.
JavaScript
The use of JavaScript has been kept to an absolute minimum. All pages and processes using JavaScript are useable should JavaScript be turned off.
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