Accessibility policy
For the first time in the history of man, information can be shared in a medium where an individual's ability should no longer prevent him from accessing it.
Our policy for this website is that it should be usable and accessible to all our visitors - regardless of abilities.
To fulfil our policy, we are continuing to develope this website towards conformance with the highest World Wide Web standards. The standard is known by website developers as W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, level AAA, (or "Triple A" standard).
Access keys
To aid accessibility, we have applied the UK Government Access Keys Standard to this website.
These keys provide keyboard shortcuts to specific parts of the site - a usability feature for people who do not use a pointing device, such as a mouse.
|
Key |
Government Description |
Used on this website |
|---|---|---|
|
0 |
Access key details |
Yes |
|
1 |
Home page |
Yes |
|
2 |
What's new |
No |
|
3 |
Site map |
Yes |
|
4 |
Search |
No |
|
5 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |
No |
|
6 |
Help |
Yes |
|
7 |
Complaints procedure |
No |
|
8 |
Terms and conditions |
Yes |
|
9 |
Feedback form |
Yes |
|
J |
|
Yes - Jump to navigation |
|
S |
Skip navigation |
Yes |
Using access keys
Access keys work slightly differently depending on which browser and type of computer you're using:
For People with a PC
|
Browser |
Version |
Instruction |
|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft Internet Explorer |
4 |
Press 'Alt' and the access key together |
|
Microsoft Internet Explorer |
5 or higher |
Press 'Alt' and the access key together, then hit 'Return' |
|
Netscape |
6 or higher |
Press 'Alt' and the access key together |
For People with an Apple Macintosh
|
Browser |
Version |
Instruction |
|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft Internet Explorer |
5 or higher |
Press 'Ctrl' and the access key together |
|
Netscape |
6 or higher |
Press 'Ctrl' and the access key together |
Alternative ('Alt') text
All images on this website are accompanied by a brief alternative text that identifies an image or its function.
This alternative text (alt-text) is generally only visible when your browser's automatic image loading feature is turned off.
Links
All text links have been written so that they make sense when read out of context (e.g. by screen readers).
Text size
The font on this website has been styled using a non-fixed value in a style sheet.
This means that you can change the size of the font on your screen by using your browser settings as follows:
|
Browser |
Version |
Instruction |
|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft Internet Explorer |
5 or higher |
Select View > Text Size and then select your preferred font size |
|
Netscape |
6 or higher |
Select View > Text Zoom and then select your preferred percentage font size. |
|
Mozilla Firefox |
6 or higher |
Select View > Text size and then select Increase or Decrease. |
Colours
The colours used on the website have been selected to provide as much contrast between text and the background as possible.
They should also work for those people with different colour blindness types.
Feedback
If you have specific accessibility needs or queries that have not been addressed here, then please e-mail john@cornishbr.co.uk and we will do our best to provide a useful response.
John Cornish
Tel: 01202 884 690
Mob: 07799
516 735
Email:
john@cornishbr.co.uk