Accessibility
If you need help in making the web easier to use, you can visit
My web My way. This is a joint BBC and AbilityNet website that explains the many ways you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to make the web more accessible for you.
Access keys
Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. All pages on this site define access key 1 - to skip the menu and go straight to the page content.
To go to the page content:
- If you are using Windows: hold down the Alt key and press the ‘1’ key. Release the keys. Press Enter.
- If you are using a Macintosh: hold down the Ctrl key, then press the ‘1’ to go to the page content automatically.
Text sizes
To change the size of the text, use the function on your browser:
- Internet Explorer: on your browser menu, select View > Text Size > Larger / Largest
- Firefox: on your browser menu, select View > Text Size > Increase or Decrease
- Safari (Macintosh users): hold down the Apple key and press + or -
Links
The wording for text links is carefully chosen so that it is clear, concise, meaningful if read in isolation, and alerts the user to where they will be directed to when they click on the link.
Images
A text alternative is provided for all images. The wording of this text has been kept as short and to the point as possible.
Colour
Colours have been chosen to provide good contrast between text and the background.
PDFs
Where PDFs are used on the website, where possible we will give you an alternative means of accessing the information.
- To view and print PDF files, you must have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader installed. You can download this for free by visiting the Adobe website.
If you have any problems with the accessibility of this site, please let us know so we can put it right.