Accessibility
Accessibility standards
This website is designed to be accessible to as many people as possible, including those with disabilities of one form or another, which could be sensory or motor disabilities. We have followed World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) WAI recommendations. A website can be rated at one of three Web content Accessibility Guidelines conformance levels - A (Priority 1), AA (Priority 1 and 2) and AAA (Priority 1, 2 and 3). For this website we have aimed to adhere to AA.
Access Keys
These are intented to provide keyboard shortcuts as an alternative form of navigation around the website. With Windows-based systems press the 'Alt key', the access key and the 'Return' key. With the Macintosh system press the 'Ctrl key', the access key and the 'Return' key.
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Skip Navigation
A skip navigation facility has been provided on this site for the benefit of users with screen readers. It can be implemented by using the skip navigation access key i.e. ALT + S + Return. Implementing skip navigation on any given page allows the user to bypass the navigation areas and go directly to that page's main content.
Modify Font sizes
The RNIB website provides useful information on 'How to make the text larger in your web browser, without using any special software'.