This website has been technically designed to be W3C friendly and as highly accessible as possible. The code used complies with WAI standards. Many "badges" can be found on web sites to indicate level of accessibility. Our site uses the WAI guidelines as this is the worldwide agreed standard from which all other credible standards are created.

To ensure compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act, UK sites must have a certain amount of web accessibility inherent in their design and build. For more information on this often misunderstood subject visit. http://en.wikipedia.org and http://www.w3.org/WAI

Accessibility and web browsers
The internet and PC's have their own set of problems for those needing to access information but who need some form of assistive technology. Different screens, operating systems, screen resolutions and more all combine to create problems unique to PC users.

Many of the accessibility standards used in traditional print simply do not apply or translate well onto the web.

Internet Explorer is the most commonly used web browse today. It has many accessibility features built in to help you browse the web with ease.

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie6/default.aspx

Access Keys

To navigate the main pages of this site using only a keyboard the following keys are needed. press and hold the "ALT" key and then the following numbers then press the enter key.

Free Screenreader
The site can be read through speaking software systems such as Jaws and Wemedia. A basic and free to download talking programme is available from www.readplease.com and www.dyslexia.com

Braille Keyboards
Braille keyboards exist to assist blind users with understanding text on a screen. For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille_display

For more information on the Disability Discrimination Act click here.

For a plain english article on the web and the law go to http://www.webcredible.co.uk

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