Accessibility

Where to start

You can use the sitemap to get a good overview of the main content of the site. This site has been carefully designed to comply with the latest legislation, which is concerned to ensure the accessibility of websites to as wide an audience as possible. Several enhancements are available to you to help you use the site, these include the ability to vary the text size and the use of Access Keys for site navigation.

Text size

You can change the size of the text on this site in two ways:
Firstly by using the font size tool buttons located at the top of the page. The buttons allow you to increase and decrease the text size and the middle button resets it to the default size.
The second way to change the font size is by using your web browser's integrated text size controls. As web browsers all do this differently, you should look at the options in the browser's 'View' menu, or failing that, consult your browser's Help documentation. Here are some specific instructions for some of the more popular browsers.

Internet Explorer (all Windows versions): Go to the 'View' menu, 'Text Size', and select your desired setting. The default is medium. Alternatively, if you have a mouse with a wheel you can hold the CTRL key on your keyboard whilst scrolling up or down with the wheel to alter the text size.

Internet Explorer 5.1 (Mac): Go to the View menu and use the 'Text Zoom' feature.

Apple Safari: Go the 'View' menu and use the 'Make Text Bigger' and 'Make Text Smaller' menu items. Alternatively you can use the option key with + or - to increase or decrease the text size.

Netscape 7 + (Mac and PC): Go to the 'View' menu and use the 'Text Zoom' feature to change text size. Alternatively you can use the CTRL key with the plus or minus to increase or decrease the size.

Mozilla (i.e. Firebird / Firefox / Camino, on Mac and PC): Go to the 'View' menu and either click the 'Increase Text Size' or 'Decrease Text Size' menu items, or alternatively you can use the CTRL key with the plus or minus to increase or decrease the size.

Access Keys

Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. On Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key. The top level pages on this site can be reached using the following access keys:

S - Skip navigation
1 - Home page
2 - What's new
3 - Site map
4 - Search
8 - Terms and conditions
9 - Feedback form
0 - Access key details

Standards Conformance

This site fully complies with the latest web standards: Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional
It is designed as far as possible to conform to WAI priority 2 guidelines though in some cases the site exceeds WAI priority 2 standards