Accessibility
As well as the standard ways to use the website we have included the following functionality:
- Keystroke Access - for navigation using a keyboard
- Resizable Text - to change the size of the text on screen
Keystroke Access (also known as ‘AccessKeys’)
AccessKeys allow you access to move around the website using your keyboard, instead of using a mouse.
Key to the AccessKeys defined on this site
- "h" Home
- "a" Accessibility
- "c" Contact Us
- "m" Sitemap
- "s" Our Services
- "j" Jobs
- "n" News and Events
- "l" Links
- "f" Feedback
- "u" About Us
- "2" Skip to Navigation
Using the AccessKeys
Computers access websites through a program called a Browser, for example many people use Internet Explorer. Different browsers use different key combinations with the AccessKeys, please check the key combination that your browser uses below:
PC/Windows
- Internet Explorer (v5+)
Hold down [ Alt ] and tap the appropriate access key followed by the 'Enter' key.
- Mozilla Firefox (v1.5+)
Hold down [Alt], [Shift] and tap the appropriate access key
Mac OS-X
- Safari
Hold down [Ctrl] and tap the appropriate access key - Mozilla Firefox (v1.5+)
Hold down [Alt], [Shift] and tap the appropriate access key
Windows or Mac? Is there a little Apple symbol in the top left of your screen? If there is then you are on a Mac OS-X computer; otherwise you are probably on Windows.
Which Browser? When in your browser, find the ‘Help’ menu. In here should be a menu option of ‘About…’ (or similar). What comes after ‘About’ is the name of the browser you are using.
My browser isn’t listed…
We have listed the most popular browsers available as this website went live. Other browsers may have ‘accesskey’ functionality; check for 'Help' in your browser menu.
Resizable (or scalable) text
You may wish to increase or reduce the size of text on this website. All recent web browsers allow users to change the size of text; below is an overview of how to do this in the most popular browsers.
PC / Windows
- Internet Explorer
(v6+)go to the ‘view’ menu and select ‘text size’ – you have a choice of 5 text sizes in total.
- Internet Explorer
(v7+) go to the ‘page’ menu and select ‘text size’. Note: in addition to scaling the text; this version of Internet Explorer allows you to zoom in and out. This menu option is above ‘text size’ in the ‘page’ menu.
- Firefox (v1.5+)
go to the ‘view’ menu and select ‘text size’. You can keep increasing or decreasing the text size. Or press [Ctrl] and the plus (+) and minus (-) keys to change the text style. Choosing ‘normal’ (or [ctrl] and 0) will re-set the size to normal).
Mac OS/X
- Safari
go to the ‘View’ menu and choose ‘Make text bigger’ or ‘Make text smaller’. [⌘] The plus (+) and minus (-) keys also change the text size.
- Firefox (v1.5+)
go to the ‘view’ menu and select ‘text size’. You can keep increasing or decreasing the text size. [⌘]. The plus (+) and minus (-) keys also change the text size. Choosing ‘normal’ (or typing [⌘] and 0 ) will re-set the size to normal).
Feedback
If there are any ways in which you feel we could improve this website to make it easier for you to use the site or to access and understand the information contained within, then please let us know.
