Accessibility

We are dedicated to providing accessible web content. Our website meets level AA of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and we are working towards AAA where possible. Conformance to these standards makes our site more accessible for people with disabilities and will benefit all users.

If you have difficulties accessing any of our content, please contact us.

Text only and high contrast

We provide text only and high contrast views for users with vision impairments. There is a 'text only' link at the top right of each page to switch to one of these views.

Writing style

We try to write in plain English whenever possible. This makes our content easy to understand - particularly for users whose first language is not English.

We also adhere to web writing guidelines so that you can find and read the information you want as quickly and easily as possible.

How to increase or decrease the text size

If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, hold down the 'Ctrl' key and scroll the wheel up and down to increase or decrease the text size.

Alternatively, follow the browser-specific instructions below:

Internet Explorer 7

Hold down the 'Ctrl' key and press the '+' and '-' keys. Or change the zoom level at the bottom right of the screen.

Internet Explorer 5 and 6

1. Click 'View' in the top menu bar
2. Go to 'Text Size' in the drop-down menu
3. Select the size of text you want

Opera

1. Click 'View' in the top menu bar
2. Go to 'Zoom' in the drop-down menu
3. Select the level of zoom you want
Or change the zoom level at the bottom right of the screen.
Or use the '+' and '-' keys.

Firefox

1. Click 'View' in the top menu bar
2. Go to 'Text Size' in the drop-down menu
3. Choose whether you want to increase or decrease the text size
Or hold down the 'Ctrl' key and use the '+' and '-' keys.

Mozilla

1. Select 'View' from the top menu bar
2. Go to 'Text Zoom' in the drop-down menu
3. Select the size you want

Safari

Hold the 'Apple' key and use the '+' and '-' keys