ACCESSIBILITY

Compatibility

We are committed to maintaining a website for the widest possible audience, this includes users who have disabilities. We have developed this site to comply with priority level one criteria of W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative, and parts of our website meet level two and three criteria.

External links

All external links on this site open in a new window.

Skip navigation

For users with screen readers, a skip navigation facility is available on this site. To activate it use the access key combination of ALT and S. More information on access keys and browsers are shown below:

Access keys

The following access keys are active on all pages of this site:
S - Skip navigation
1 - Home page
3 - Site map
6 - Help
8 - Terms and conditions
0 - Accessibility statement (Access key details)
P - Privacy policy

Access key use according to browser

Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER.
Internet Explorer 5+ for Mac: Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key.
Netscape 6+: Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key.
Mozilla: Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key.
Mozilla for Mac: Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key.

Visual design

If your browsing device does not support stylesheets or you prefer to browse using your own stylesheet or with stylesheets turned off, the content of each page is still readable and the site fully navigable.

This site allows for flexible resizing of fonts to meet user requirements. If you find that font sizes are too small simply increase the font size by selecting ‘Change size of text’ option in your browser.