Accessibility Help

We are committed to ensuring that this website is accessible to everyone. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of this site, please contact us, as we are continually striving to improve the experience for all visitors.

Access Keys

We have added access keys to the main navigation links so that you can easily navigate the site using keyboard shortcuts. Access key shortcuts work differently, depending on whether you are using a Windows PC or a Mac.

Windows: Press ALT + Access Key. If you are using Internet Explorer you may also need to press the ENTER key after the access key shortcut.

Mac: Press CTRL+ Access Key.

Available access keys:

  • s - Skip to Content
  • 0 - Accessibility Help
  • 1 - Home
  • 2 - News & Events
  • 3 - About
  • 4 - Contact
  • 5 - Sitemap

Adjustable Text Size

We appreciate that you may want to alter the size of text whilst browsing our website so we have added a feature to enable you to do this. At the top of every page on our website there are three text sizes available under 'Display Options': Smaller, Normal and Larger. When you click on one of these options the text size will automatically be adjusted.

When you return to the site in future the text size should be at the size you set it to when you last visited the site.

Most modern browsers allow you to alter the text size through a menu option. If you wish to use your browser’s text size option instead of using the text size feature we have created that will work as well.

High Visibility Version

If you wish to view the site with a high contrast colour scheme, we have included a 'View High Visibility' option under 'Display Options' at the top of every page. To switch to high visibility mode simply click on the 'View High Visibility' link. To return to the normal version when in high visibility mode, click on the 'View Normal Visibility' link under 'Display Options'.

When you return to the site in future, if you last viewed it in high visibility mode, it should display the site in high visibility mode again.

Print Version

When you print out a page, you will notice that we have designed this site so that when you print it you only get the information you need - menus and web-only features are not printed.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

The W3C  have produced Web Content Accessibility Guidelines  under their Web Accessibility Initiative . The aim of these guidelines is to make web content accessible to people with disabilities.

Whilst developing this site we have worked hard to ensure double A compliance with version 1.0 of these guidelines. If you come across any accessibility issues whilst using our site we'd appreciate it if you contact us and make us aware of the problem so that we can resolve it.