Accessibility
This site has been designed to be accessible to as many people as possible on a range of browsers, PDAs, web-enabled phones and screen readers used by people with disabilities.
Font Size
To aid readability we have used large font sizes wherever possible. Visitors can change the size of the text by clicking on one of the relatively-sized 'A' icons at the top-right of the page.
Access Keys
To assist visitors that find it difficult to use a mouse we have provided the following standard access keys:
- Access key [S] - Skip to content
- Access key [1] - Home page
- Access key [N] - News
- Access key [9] - Contact form
- Access key [0] - Accessibility statement
How to use access keys depends on your browser:
- Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key, then press ENTER.
- Mozilla: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key.
- Internet Explorer 4: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key.
- Internet Explorer 5 for Mac: Hold down the CTRL key and select the number/letter of the access key.
- Netscape 6+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key.
Standards Compliance
All pages on this site validate as XHTML 1.0 Strict. The validity of a page's code on the site can be checked using the W3C's Validator by clicking the 'Valid XHTML 1.0' link at the bottom-right of any page. Moreover, all pages on this site use structured semantic markup.
Visual Design
This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout. The validity of this site's style sheets can be checked using the W3C's Validator by clicking the 'Valid CSS' link at the bottom-right of any page. If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable. Moreover, content images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes.
