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Accessibility info

Our accessibility policy

We have done our best to make our web site accessible by adhering as closely as possible to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) produced by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C, the web's governing body).

WCAG is a set of checkpoints designed to ensure that web sites are accessible to as many people as possible. For example:

  • Images have alternative text (so if you can't see the image you can still read the text).
  • Colour contrast between foreground and background is sufficiently strong.
  • Text resizes according to user preference.
  • Headings are correctly used (they're not just ordinary text made to look big and bold).
  • Links make sense by themselves (e.g. no instances of links that say "Click here" or "More...").
  • Tables are used for laying out tabular information and have proper headings and summaries.
  • Visual presentation is defined in 'stylesheets' and is not embedded in the pages.

Feedback

If you have any problems with the accessibility of this site or suggestions for improvement then please do not hesitate to contact us. We will always do what we can to make this site easier for everyone to use.

Further help

Extensive further help and ideas can be found in the resources section of this website. And in particular:

If you have a vision impairment then we recommend that you visit the RNIB website for specialist advice.

We also recommend that you visit the website of AbilityNet, the UK's leading charity in the field of computing and disability. In addition to their excellent My Computer My Way web site which provides a wealth of advice on making your computer accessible, AbilityNet also provide a free service to individuals with disabilities to assess their computing needs (call them free on 0800 269 545 for more information).