Accessibility

We have used our knowledge and understanding of how different people access the Internet to develop a website that is clear and simple for everybody to use. If you find there are any problems with this website, please let us know.

Validation

We have used the XHTML 1.0 and CSS specifications created by the W3C, as we believe that usability and accessibility must have a solid foundation.

We have also endeavoured to achieve AA accessibility as measured against version 1.0 of the WCAG. We are aware however, that a number of the checkpoints of the WCAG are subjective - and although we are sure that we have met them squarely, there may be instances where interpretation may vary. 

Access keys

The following access keys are available on each page of this website:

• 1 - Skip to content
• 2 - Skip to navigation bar
• 3 - Skip to other page functionality

Instructions on how to use these access keys in the different website browsers:

Internet Explorer 5+ (Windows)

Hold down the Alt key, press the access key, release both keys then press ENTER.

Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 7+ (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key and press the access key.

Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 7+ (Mac OS X)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the access key.

Safari and Omniweb (Mac OS X)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the access key.

Konqueror (Linux)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the access key.

Internet Explorer 4 (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key and press the access key.

Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the access key.

Font size

To increase or decrease the font please click on the view menu In Internet Explorer and change the text size. 

Screen resolution and other issues

This website has been designed to be best viewed in 1024 x 768 screen resolution. 

To change the screen resolution in Internet Explorer on your computer, open ‘Display’ properties and click on the ‘Settings’ option. Draw the sliding ‘Desktop Area’ scale to 1024 x 768 or higher.

The use of Flash is kept to a minimum to aid the ease of navigation throughout the site.

You will need Netscape 4.0 (or higher) or Internet Explorer 4.0 (or higher) to view this site.

You can download the relevant browser or upgrade the version of your browser by clicking on the appropriate icon below:

Download Internet Explorer

Download Netscape

We have included links to other websites for your convenience. By giving access to such links we are not making any statement, warranty or representation as to the quality or contents of the other site as we do not have responsibility for that other site.

You must ensure that any software downloaded from the Internet to your computer is suitable for use on your computer and that it is free from viruses.

This applies to any software downloaded from this website so please virus check and check compatibility with your computer. We do not warrant that this website is free from errors, defects or viruses.

Please note that we are not the owner of copyright in other websites to which this site may be linked and that you should check those websites before copying any materials from them.