Accessibility

We recognise the importance of providing a website that is inclusive and available for all user groups.

1.0 Approach
We believe that this website meets or exceeds the requirements of the level A criteria of the World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative (WCAG WAI) 2.0 guidelines.

2.0 Font Size
Users are able to vary the font size. Follow the instructions on your browser to resize the font.

3.0 Alternative text for images
All images have been given appropriate alternative text.

4.0 Heading Elements
HTML heading elements have been used to represent page structure, supporting assistive technologies that allow page navigation from heading to heading.

5.0 Linked Text
All hyperlinks should make sense when read out of context, and hyperlinks are clearly presented in a different text style from normal body text.

6.0 Javascript Independence
Where JavaScript or other scripts are used for navigation or functionality, an alternative mechanism has been put in place in case your browser does not support these scripts.

7.0 Colour Contrast
We have checked text and background colour combinations to ensure the contrast is sufficient. We have ensured that information is not referenced by colour alone.

8.0 Style Sheets
We have used Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to control the presentation of pages and have used properly structured markup for content. If style sheets are not supported or are turned off, information on the site can still be accessed and read.

9.0 Browser Compatibility
This website supports the latest version browsers including Chrome 45+, Firefox 38+, Opera 30+, Internet Explorer 10+, Edge 12+, Safari 9+ and Android 4.4+.

10.0 Feedback
If you have any difficulty in accessing any information on this website or if you have any feedback for us, we would like to hear from you. Please contact us.

11.0 More information
For more information on resizing, colour vision deficiency and web accessibility tools, please use the following links:

Browsers for visually impaired users >
Screen-readers for blind or visually impaired users >
Chrome accessibility features >
Mozilla Firefox accessibility features >
Internet Explorer accessibility features >