Accessibility
We have worked hard to make this site accessible to a wide audience and to ensure a better experience for all users and all technologies.
Text resizing
Most modern browsers feature in-built accessibility tools, including zoom and text-resizing. You can generally change the text size or adjust the page zoom in your browser by following these instructions:
- PC / all browsers Increase page zoom: Hold down the CTRL key and press +.
To decrease page zoom: hold down the CTRL key and press - - Mac / all browsers Increase page zoom: Hold down the Command key and press +.
To decrease page zoom: Hold down the Command key and press -
Keyboard accessibility
Access keys
These can be accessed in the following way:
- PC: hold down Alt
- Mac: hold down CTRL + ALT
Then press one of the keys listed below:
1 Home page
2 Skip to content
4 Search
8 Privacy and cookie policy
9 Contact us
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Keyboard navigation
All links and user interfaces are designed to be navigable with a keyboard. The currently focussed element is highlighted with a visible border.
- Press TAB to navigate to the next link
- Press SHIFT + TAB to navigate to the previous link
- Press ENTER to follow a link or activate a form control
- Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to choose an option when a select menu is activated, then ENTER to select your chosen option
- When using a slider / carousel, press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate to the previous or next item
- Press ESCAPE to exit from a slider / carousel or modal window
Standards compliance
All pages should meet the following standards benchmarks:
- Validates as HTML 5 and CSS 3.
- Uses structured semantic markup with a logical document outline.
- Complies with at least level 'A' of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0.
- Implements the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) recommendations 1.0 for dynamic content and user-interface widgets
Compatibility with tools
This website aims to be compatible with recent versions of the following screen readers:
- Jaws
- NVDA
- VoiceOver
- Window Eyes
The site should also be compatible with:
- speech recognition software, eg Dragon Naturally Speaking
- operating system speech packages
Get help
You can find guidance from AbilityNet about:
- making your mouse easier to use
- using your keyboard to control your mouse
- alternatives to a keyboard and mouse
- increasing the size of the text in your web browser
- changing text and background colours
- how to magnify your screen
- screen readers
- talking browsers
Have we got it right?
We’re constantly working to make this website as accessible and usable as possible. If you do encounter any difficulties with its accessibility, please tell us and we will work with you to resolve the problems.