Accessibility

Please find below relevant information with regards to enabling you to view the information provided on this website more easily:

Changing Font Size

You can use the font sized controls integrated into your web browser. Web browsers all do this differently. Here are some specific instructions for popular web browsers.

• Internet Explorer - Click ‘View’, ‘Text Size’ or ‘ZOOM’ and then click on your desired font size. The default is medium. You can also use a shortcut key for this function by holding down the control key on your keyboard and scrolling up or down with the mouse. This will increase and decrease the font size of your web page. Alternatively you can click ‘CTRL’ and the ‘+’ symbol.

• Mozilla (Firefox, Firebird, Camino) – Click ‘View’, ‘Text Size’, and then increase or decrease text size. The shortcut function in this browser is to hold down the control key along with plus or minus keys to change font size. Alternatively you can click ‘CTRL’ and the ‘+’ symbol.

• Internet Explorer 5.1 (Mac) – Click ‘View’, and then use the Text Zoom feature.

• Apple Safari – Click ‘View’ and then ‘Make text Bigger’ or ‘Make text smaller’ items.

•  Netscape – Click ‘View’ and use the ‘Text Zoom’ feature.

Changing the Background and Text Colour and Font Style

You can modify the colour of the background and the font style and colour to make it easier for you to read.

Internet Explorer

• Click on the ‘Tools’ menu, then ‘Internet Options’, then the ‘Accessibility’ option at the bottom of the General tab.To modify the colours: Tick ignore colours specified on web pages, the click ‘OK’. Click colours, and then untick use windows colours. Select the text and background colours you want, and then click ‘OK and ‘OK’ again to close the options screen.

• To modify the fonts: Tick ignore font styles specified on web pages, then click ‘OK’. Click ‘Fonts’, select the font you want to use and click ‘OK’, and then ‘OK’ again to close the options screen.

Mozilla

• Click ‘Tools’, then ‘Options’, then ‘Fonts and Colours’.

• Choose the font you want to use, and then tick ‘Always use my fonts’ check box, and then click ‘OK’.

Browsers

For the best viewing experience of this website, and in order to provide quality accessibility to the site, we strongly recommend that you use one of the following browsers.

• Internet explorer 6 or above – available at www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.asp. The latest version of Internet explorer is available on this link. If you don’t have at least Internet Explorer 6 or above, you should consider obtaining one of the Mozilla Browsers instead as they are small and faster to download.

• Mozilla Firefox – available at http://www.mozilla.com/

• Apple Safari – available at http://www.apple.com/safari

If you have an older browser, or not one on the list above, and you are unable or unwilling to change it, you will still be able to use the site, but it may not display in its optimal appearance, and many of the accessibility enhancements may not be available to you.