Accessibility
We are working
to ensure that all material produced meets the requirements of both the
If you identify anything
in the site that you feel could be changed to make it better for you, please
do let us know
- To change the text size:
go to the tool bar of your internet browser and select "View" and
"Text Size"
- To get this website to
talk to you, click here to download "Browse Aloud" http://www.browsealoud.com/downloads.asp?dl=bl
then move your mouse over a word and the computer will read the text to you.
To
change the size of text on the website:
- Go to
the Internet Explorer Toolbar
- Select
View
- Select
textsize
- Select
the size you would like
You can
also do this by pressing and holding down the control key and using the mouse
wheel
WARNING:
This site is best viewed when using text size "Medium".
If you alter the size of the text, some of the site may not be readable and
some of the layout may also change on your screen.
Some pages
have "Pop Up" windows. These are usually where we link to an outside
organisations website.
Whereever
possible, we are:
- Using meaningful ALT
text for all images to provide descriptive text.
- Using descriptive hyperlink
text.
- Avoiding the use of frames.
There are other ways in
which you can view this site, by changing some of the options in your internet
browser. To change the settings on the latest version of Netscape Navigator
or Internet Explorer please use the instructions below, if you have any problems
changing your settings then use the Help menu in your browser toolbar.
Internet Explorer
(IE5 +) instructions
To Increase Font
Size
- On the browser View menu
select 'Text Size'
- Select from - Smallest,
Smaller, Medium, Larger, Largest
To Permanently Apply
Font and Colour Changes
- On the browser Tools
menu select 'Internet Options'
- On the General tab, select
'Accessibility'
- Click on the three boxes
to show ticks
- Click 'OK' to enlarge
text
- On the browser Tools
menu select 'Internet Options'
- On the General tab, select
'Accessibility'
- Tick the 'Ignore font
sizes specified on web pages' check box
- Click 'OK'
- On the browser menu select
'View'
- Click 'Text size'
- Choose the size of text
To Change Text and
Background Colour
- On the browser Tools
menu select 'Internet Options'
- On the General tab, select
'Colour'
- Deselect the 'Use Windows
colours' tick box
- Select the box next to
'Text' and choose a colour
- Click 'OK'
- Select the box next to
'Background' and choose a colour
- Click 'OK'
To Prevent Graphics
and Images Appearing
- On the browser Tools
menu select 'Internet Options'
- On the Advanced tab,
scroll down to the 'Multimedia' heading
- Deselect the graphics
options 'Animations', 'Videos', 'Pictures' and 'Images' by clicking on the
boxes to remove the ticks
- Click 'Apply' then 'OK'
To Change the Size
of the Window
- On the browser View menu
select 'Full screen' or press F11.
- To Change the Colour
of Links Displayed on a Screen
- On the browser Tools
menu select 'Internet Options'
- On the General tab, select
'Accessibility'
- Click on 'Select ignore
colours specified on Web pages' (should contain a tick)
- Click 'OK'
- Select 'General' tab
and click on 'Colours'
- Turn off the 'Use hover
colours' tick box (should not contain a tick)
- Select 'Visited' and
choose the colour that suits you best, click 'OK'
- Select 'Not Visited'
and choose the colour that suits you best, click 'OK'
- Select 'OK' for 'Colours'
- Select 'OK' for 'Internet
Options'
If you have any problems
changing your browser settings, use the Help menu in your browser toolbar.
Netscape
Navigator/Communicator (V5 +) instructions
To Enlarge Text
- On the browser View menu
select 'Text Zoom (100%)'
- Select from - Smaller.
Larger, 50%, 75%, 90%, 100% (Original Size), 120%, 150%, 200%, Other (300%).....
To Permanently Enlarge Text
- Click on 'Edit' and select
'Preferences'
- Select 'Appearance' and
click on 'Font'
- Choose the 'Variable
Width Font' and 'Fixed Width Font' that you want
- Click 'OK' to set these
fonts for all future use, click 'Use my default fonts overriding document
specified fonts'
To Change Text and
Background Colour
- Click 'Edit' and select
'Preferences'
- Select 'Appearance' and
click 'Colours'
- Select the box next to
'Text' and choose a colour
- Click 'OK'
- Select the box next to
'Background' and choose a colour
- Click 'OK'
- Click 'OK' to close the
'Preferences' window
- To set these colours
as your browser default, click on 'Always use my colours, overriding document'.
To Prevent Graphics
and Images Appearing
- Click 'Edit' and select
'Preferences'
- Select 'Advanced'
- Deselect the graphics
option 'Automatically load images' by clicking on the box to remove the tick
- Click 'OK'
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