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We have made every effort to make this site accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have a disability. The central site has been designed to conform to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) guidelines.
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Increasing text size
If you find the text on this site is too small, you can change it easily in your browser settings. To do this you should simply adjust your browser’s settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the View menu, select Text Size and then either Larger or Largest.
Mozilla Firefox
If you use Mozilla Firefox, go to the ‘View Menu’, select ‘Text Size’ and the select ‘Increase’. You can also increase the text size by using the keyboard, pressing ‘Ctrl’ and ‘+’ at the same time.
Alternative text
All images on this site are accompanied by a brief alternative text which describes the image or its function as appropriate. This alternative text (alt-text) is generally visible only when the browser’s automatic image loading feature is turned off
Changing colours
Changing the site’s background colour can be particularly useful for users who rely on magnification technology as white can produce an uncomfortable glare. It is also possible to change the colour of body text on the site.
Both can be achieved by changing preferences in your browser:
Microsoft Internet Explorer
If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the Tools menu, select Internet Options, select Colours and make changes to text and background colours in the Colours panel.
Mozilla Firefox
If you use Mozilla Firefox, go to the ‘Tools’ menu, select ‘Options’ and select the ‘Font and Colours’ button. From here you can over ride the colours used on this site by ticking the boxes marked ‘Always use my: Fonts’ and ‘Always use my: Colors’. You can also specify which colours you prefer text and links to be displayed in, and which background colour should show on the page. You can also choose colours to be used for links your have previously visited and links when your mouse hovers over them.
BBC and AbilityNet
The BBC and AbilityNet have developed a website called My Web My Way. It has comprehensive and up-to-date information on changing your browser settings for Windows, Mac and Linux users.