Accessibility

Accessibility Toolbar

You can open our accessibility toolbar by clicking the orange circle in the bottom right of screen - this will provide a number of tools to make browsing easier such as read aloud, screen masking, picture definitions and other options. 

Font Sizes

You may change the font size of this document to your preference through your browser. In Internet Explorer, select View, then Text Size, and then your preferred size. In Mozilla Firefox select View, then Text Zoom, and then your preferred percentage size. In Safari, use the View > Make Text Bigger option. In Google Chrome, use the View > Zoom In option. If you use a wheel-mouse, you may be able to change the text size by holding down the Control or Command key and turning the wheel. In some browsers you can change the text size using Control or Command and the + and - keys. In certain browsers, these functions may ‘zoom’ the entire site rather than just the text.

Images

Most images on this site contain additional 'alternate' text that is stored within the image. This allows users who otherwise wouldn't be able to see the image to access this stored information. Although this can help users of assistive technology (e.g. Screen-readers), this also applies to visitors who disable images because of a slow internet connection. Any image that is used for purely decorative will have a blank alternate text. This reduces the amount of unnecessary content on each page.

Further Guidance

The BBC has produced a guide, 'My Web, My Way', which provides various accessibility information for a range of web browsers. You may find this guide useful in getting the most out of your browsing experience - My Web My Way.

Feedback

We always welcome feedback from our service users. If you wish to provide feedback on any aspects of our website, please use the suggestions form available here.