ACCESS KEYS

Although some accessibility policies recommend the use of access keys for users with limited physical capabilities, this site is not enabled for access keys.

This is because many accessibility experts now advise against the use of access keys because the keys that are assigned by a website to activate a navigation option could very well conflict with keys that are already assigned by a disabled user's assistive software.

Indeed, there may even be conflict with the web browser: for example in Internet Explorer an access key may inadvertently bring up the program Help menu if the key h is assigned to a navigational option.

accessibility

It is the aim of this site to be accessible to a wide audience.

TEXT SIZE

You can change the size of the text by setting the text size in your web browser.

If you are using Internet Explorer, go to Tools and select Internet Options>General tab>Accessibility. Then goes to View>Text Size and select Larger or Largest.

If you are using Firefox, go to Tools and select Content and options for fonts and colours, then go to View>Text Size>Increase or press Control +/-.

If you are using Netscape, go to View>Text Zoom and select the size you require.

OTHER ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES

• an easy-to-read sans serif font type against a pale background
• no intrusive background images
• no pop up windows or advertising
• use of meaningful page and image titles throughout the site
• use of cascading stylesheets (CSS) to aid screenreaders
• hyperlinks are clearly marked and explained
• frames are not used, which cause difficulties for special browsers
• very limited use of JavaScript, which causes difficulties for special browsers and screenreaders