Accessibility Statement
We have worked hard to make sure that our site is accessible to a wide audience and to ensure a better experience for all users. However we welcome your comments, suggestions or feedback. Please feel free to contact us if you have any feedback.
Text resizing
Relative font sizes have been used so that you can easily increase font size using the browser controls:
PC / Internet Explorer 6
From the top menu bar, select View and point to Text size
PC / Internet Explorer 7
From the menu bar underneath the search field, select Page and point to Text size
PC / other browsers:
To increase text size hold down the CTRL key and press +
To decrease text size hold down the CTRL key and press -
Mac / all browsers:
To increase text size hold down the Command key and press +
To decrease text size hold down the Command key and press -
Access keys
As a general rule these can be accessed as follows;
PC: hold down Alt
Mac: hold down Ctrl
However, there are some variations between browsers which you might want to check first: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_key
- S = Skip navigation and jump to the main content
- 1 = home page
- 8 = our website terms and conditions
- 9 = feedback and contact us form
- 0 = access key details (this page)
Alternative text for images
All images have alternative text explaining what the image is as you hover your mouse over it. Where images contain complex information or contain a significant amount of text we have provided a text only version.
Text links
Where text links may not make sense when read out of context we have added a title to explain where the link goes.
JavaScript
We have used very little JavaScript on the site, and then only to enhance the user experience. Users who do not have JavaScript enabled will be able to access the site fully.