Accessibility

In creating this site, we have followed the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 – guidelines designed to make web content more accessible.

Users with a visual impairment can change the text size by adjusting the settings in their browser. Internet Explorer users can access this facility through the View > Text Size menu. Other browsers enable this feature by pressing Ctrl and the + or - keys. Blind and visually impaired users can also make use of screen readers such as JAWS.

Wherever possible, we’ve included simplified features to make our content available to people who are using assistive technology or might otherwise find the standard features difficult to use. This includes the ability to pause videos at the top of site pages by pressing the Escape key, and a more keyboard-friendly Meganav which is accessible by pressing the Tab key. By pressing the Tab key, you can cycle through various content links on the page you are viewing.