Site Accessibility

Access for all

We aim to make our website accessible to as many people as possible. As part of Level 1 accessibility as set out by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) the following rules apply:

  • Alternative text versions of all graphics are provided to describe the image.
  • If tables or bar-charts, pie-charts etc are presented as graphics a text alternative is provided.
  • On each page where Adobe PDF files are used users are referred to full details on accessing these files.
  • Background colours and text colours provide the maximum contrast.
  • Information is not provided in a way that makes colour vision or a colour monitor essential.
  • A set of access keys have been developed for the use of people who do not wish to, or cannot, use a mouse.

Access keys

All site functions can be accessed using the keyboard only. Shortcut keys allow fast navigation to important pages. We follow UK government recommendations for access key assignments.

1 Homepage
2 News
3 Site Map
4 Disclaimer
0 Access keys

Published: 26 January 2009 | Print this page |