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Accessibility StatementThis statement gives information about accessibility features, and levels of conformance to industry standards.Accessible Design. This site has been developed to ensure content is available to the widest possible audience, including readers using assistive technology or accessibility features. Features employed in this site to make information more accessible: • Access keys have been implemented to access and navigate the site using a keyboard. This is an alternative to using a mouse, or other pointing device and can be quicker than using a mouse (see instructions below). Standards Compliance Standards compliance is an integral part of creating functional and accessible websites. As a result, the pages on this site adhere to the following standards: • This site follows World Wide Web Consortium guidelines on best practice for accessibility. • This website is CSS validated. • This website is XHTML validated. • This website is priority AAA compliant. How to use access keys We have provided a series of keyboard shortcuts intended to help users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse. This web site uses the UK Government access key system and the following information summarises each of the keyboard shortcut commands available to you. Depending on your browser type the pages can be accessed in the following ways: Windows-based systems, in general, press the "Alt" key and the relevant access key: • if you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5+ then press "Alt" and the relevant Access key followed by enter. • if you are using Opera 8.5+ then press "Shift" and "Esc" keys followed by the Access key. • if you are using Firefox 2.0.0.+ then press the "Shift", "Alt", and Access key together. 0 Access keys |
