Accessibility
Web Accessibility
Our website has been developed with accessibility in mind. In an effort to make our site available to the widest possible audience, we are committed to supporting the Web Accessibility Initiative. Ultimately, this means visitors can view our site using a large variety of web browsers and screen readers.
The site has been built to meet Level 3 accessibility guidelines established by the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Access Initiative (WAI).
Browser
This web site supports the following browsers:
On a PC:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and above
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and above
On a Mac (OS X):
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and above
- Mozilla Firefox 1.5 and above
It is recommended that you use the latest version of web browser software. You can download the latest version of browsers free from the following websites:
Screen Resolution
This web site is designed for a minimum resolution of 1024 x 768. If your current setting is lower than 1024 x 768, the pages will not fit into your browser window without the need to use the scrollbars. If you would like to change your settings to the recommended resolution for optimum viewing of this site, please follow the easy steps below.
To change your screen resolution to the recommended 1024 x 768:
Windows
- Right-click your desktop
- Choose ’Properties’ (should be the last choice on the pop-up menu)
- Click the ’Settings’ tab
- Change the number on the slider bar (bottom left) from the current resolution to 1024 x 768
- Select ’OK’
Macintosh OSX
- Click the ’Apple’ symbol in the top-left-hand menu on your desktop
- Click ’System Preferences’
- Click ’Displays’
- In the pop-up window click 1024 x 768in the ’Resolutions’ window
- Your monitor will resize automatically
Macintosh OS9
- Click the ’Apple’ symbol in the top-left-hand menu on your desktop
- In the drop-down menu, go to ’Control panels’ and click ’Monitors’
- In the pop-up window select screen size 1024 x 768
- Your monitor will resize automatically
Printing
The stylesheet (CSS) of this website has been optimised for printing. This means that any user of this site can activate the print function of their browser and receive a “printer friendly” version of the currently active page. The “printer friendly” version of the page will not contain any site navigation, section navigation, the search facility, the branding image or the site footer.
Access Keys
Most browsers support jumping to specific links or forms by typing keys defined on the web site. In Microsoft Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; in Mac OS, you can press CTRL + an access key and in Firefox on Windows you can press Shift + Alt + an access key. The following access keys are available throughout the website:
Access Key Function
- 1 Navigate to the homepage
- 2 Print the page
- 3 Navigate to the Sitemap
- 9 Navigate to the “Contact Us” page
- 0 Navigate to the accessibility information (this page)