We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.
Web standards
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a set of rules that tell you how to make a website accessible for as many people as possible.
The rules were created by a large group of experts that include disabled people, researchers, and technical experts.
If website designers follow the rules then the websites they create will be accessible for as many people as possible.
There are three levels of the WCAG. They are called Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.
Level A contains the basic rules. Level AA has stricter rules. And Level AAA is the strictest of all.
Our compliance
We have designed this website to comply as far as possible with WCAG 2.1 to level AA.
Most of the website does comply with those rules but at present there are a small number of things that do not:
- our website contains some pdf documents. Not all of those are fully accessible. We are working on making those accessible. In the meantime, if you would like a different version of those materials please get in touch and we will make a version for you.
Images and alt tags
The website is accessible even with images disabled. Unless they are decorative, images used on this website have alt attributes.
Magnification & zoom
To change the size of the font or magnification of a page using your browser’s settings, follow these instructions:
- In Chrome, click on the spanner button to the right of the address bar, and change the Zoom magnification option to your preferred magnification. You can also zoom by holding the Ctrl key down and moving the mouse wheel.
- In Safari, select the View menu and choose Make Text Bigger. You can also zoom the text size in and out by pressing Command + and Command –.
- In Firefox, select the View menu and select Zoom to zoom in or out. You can also zoom by holding the Ctrl key down and moving the mouse wheel.
- In Opera, hold the Ctrl key down and press + or – to zoom the page. You can also zoom by holding the Ctrl key down and moving the mouse wheel.
- In Internet Explorer, select Zoom from the Tools menu (the cog button to the right of the address bar). Then choose the preferred level of zooming. You can also zoom by holding the Ctrl key down and moving the mouse wheel.
Navigation
The main navigation includes all the main sections of the website and runs across the top of each page. Clicking on any of these items will take you to a specific page of the website. There are additional navigation options for users who are members of the site. This style of navigation is consistent throughout the site.
