We have made every effort to make our website accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have any disabilities.
The site’s layout takes into account users who are blind or visually impaired. It is fully compatible with popular screen reading software. If you have difficulties using a mouse, the site can be navigated using only a keyboard.
Navigation shortcuts
There is a short menu at the start of every page that allows you to jump directly to the most important parts of the page, including main content and navigation. Sighted people who use the keyboard to navigate will see these links appear on screen when using the Tab key to navigate through the page.
Each shortcut has an access key assigned.
Access Keys
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that replace the need to use the mouse for navigation, in browsers that support them. In Internet Explorer on Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key. Then press Enter to activate the link.
The following access keys are available throughout the website:
- 1
- Go to Homepage
- s
- (Skip navigation) Jump to main content
- n
- Jump to Site Navigation
- m
- Jump to Site Services
- c
- Go to Contact Us
- 0
- Go to Accessibility Statement (this page)
Standards
In technical language, all pages on this site should be valid to Extensible Hyper Text Mark-up Language (XHTML) 1.0 Transitional and use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This website conforms to the Guidelines for UK government websites and supports the Worldwide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, Level AA, to ensure a Web accessibility standard has been achieved and is maintained.
