Accessibility

This website has been designed by Spectulise to be as user friendly as possible. Some of the accessibility features are listed below. The extent to which these are available is dependent on the sites content editors.

Access keys

Access Keys are keyboard shortcuts, intended to help users who have difficulty using pointing devices such as a mouse. This provides an extra way to navigate the site. Access keys are normally selected by pressing 'Alt and the relevant key together followed by the 'Enter' key.

Alt + 0 = Access key details (this page)
Alt + 1 = Site homepage
Alt + 3 = Sitemap
Alt + S = Skip navigation
Alt + T = Top of page

To chose a link on the page, use the tab key to cycle through the links. Pressing return will access the selected link.

Stylesheets

This website is controlled by a cascading stylesheet. If there is an aspect of the design you would like to change, such as the colours, you may apply your own stylesheet locally in your Internet browser.

Text size

The majority of text throughout this website is resizable. You can normally increase or decrease the text size in your Internet browser settings:

'View' - 'Text Size' - then select the size your require.

Javascript

The use of javascript is kept to a minimum throughout this website. Where it is in use, alternative methods of navigation are also provided.

Headings

Headings are used in this site to give it a defined structure. H1 tags are used for main page titles. H2 tags are used for subtitles etc.

Descriptions

Throughout the website, where possible, fields and objects have been given a description. These include:

• Alt tags describing the contents of images
• Summary descriptions for tables

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