Introduction
This website has been designed to be accessible to as wide an audience as possible. All web pages have been written using XHTML 1.0 Transitional and use CSS 2.0, so the site should be usable on all web browsers that support these standards.
Note that some older browsers such as Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape 4 do not fully support these standards. People still using these browsers will still be able to navigate the site, however, the content will be displayed with a basic layout and the experience will not be as intended.
The content area is fluid and will expand/contract as required to use all the available width of the browser, however the site has been designed to be used with screen resolutions of at least 1024 pixels wide. Much less than this and the experience will not be as good.
Javascript
Javascript is used on this site to improve the user's experience. If Javascript is not enabled on your browser, you will still be able to use the site, but some parts of it will not appear as intended.
Standards Compliance
This site has been designed to meet the "AAA" level of compliance with the WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) 1.0. Wherever possible content will meet this standard. Where this has not been possible, pages should meet at least "A" compliance.
Text Size
Users with impaired vision wishing to increase the text size of the site can do so in the following ways:
- Internet Explorer (PC): use the View > Text Size menu
- Internet Explorer (Macintosh), use the View > Text Zoom menu
- Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari: use CTRL+ and CTRL-
Browser Compatibility
This site has been tested with Internet Explorer 7 and 8; Firefox 2 and 3; Safari; Google Chrome. Note that it will not render correctly in IE6 and below.
Access Keys
We have made use of the UK Government standard access keys:
- 1 - Link to the home page
- 2 - Link to the main content on the page
- 8 - Link to our terms and conditions
- 0 - Link to the accessibility policy (this page)
Printing
This website has been designed to print pages correctly. In order to print the pages as they are intended you should ensure your browser is configured to print background images and colours. Note that at the time of writing Safari for Windows is unable to do this.
