Accessibility

This website has been built to international standards for internet accessibility, to make it inclusive for people who use access technology to access websites. It satisfies all Priority 1 checkpoints of the Web Accessibility Guidelines as standard, and aims to meet all Priority 2 guidelines to make it easier for disabled users to interact with the site.

If you have any feedback, suggestions or comments, please get in touch with us. If you experience any kind of difficulty in using this site, please contact us immediately so that we can work to fix the issue as quickly possible.

 

Standards compliance

This website was built to conform to W3C web content accessibility guidelines. In meeting at least Level AA of their accessibility standards, the pages of this site meet all Priority 1 and 2 requirements.

All website pages validate as XHTML 1.0 transitional and use CSS for layout. In complying with international standards, this means that the content of this site should be compatible with all current and future browsers.

Only relative font sizes have been used on this site, so that viewers can re-size the text in visual browsers for their convenience.

 

Images

Where images are used to display information on this website, a text alternative is supplied for users of non-visual browsers and assistive technologies. The “alt” and “longdesc” attributes, where detail is appropriate, will provide an explanation of significant images.

 

Further resources

If you have any concerns about the accessibility of this website or any other, it is easy to report it to online charity Fix the Web, who work to make the internet a more accessible place.

You may be interested in further resources about the W3C and their standards for web accessibility. We recommend that you look at their accessibility standards, and their introduction to web accessibility.