Accessibility

• Top level navigation is visible at all times
• A breadcrumb link is available at the top of each page to assist in navigation
• The homepage and all internal pages include a search box
• You can use the tab key on your keyboard to jump from one link to the next (all navigation bars on the website provide a logical order for this)
• Text size on this website can be increased by at least 200%

How to increase text size:

• Firefox: Hold down the ctrl key and press the + key on your keyboard to increase the text size. Text size can be increased in the menu bar by clicking on “view” then “text size” and selecting the options of smaller through to larger.
• Internet Explorer 6: text size can be increased in the menu bar by clicking on “view” then “text size” and selecting the options of smaller through to larger.
• Internet Explorer 7: text size can be increased in the menu bar by clicking on “view” then “text size” and selecting the options of smaller through to larger. Screen size can also be increased by holding down the ctrl key and pressing the + key on your keyboard.

Content, Links and Headings

We have endeavoured to create content that is well structured with descriptive headings to aid in easy and quick navigation through the content of the website that is useful for both sighted surfers and those using assistive technology such as screen readers.

The most popular software and browsers that you may find useful for assisting access to this website are listed below. Some are free, some are commercial but offer free demos.

• JAWS: a screen reader for Windows. A downloadable demo is available.
• Lynx: a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
• Links: a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
• Opera: a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user stylesheets, images on and off toggle. A free downloadable version is available.

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