Accessibility
Our website is designed to maximise ease of use by everyone, including people with disabilities.
This website validates as W3C XHTML 1.0 Strict.
Hearing our website
Browsealoud is a software program that reads aloud web page and PDF document content. Once you download the free Browsealoud software onto your computer, all you need to do is place your mouse pointer over the text you wish to have read aloud and Browsealoud will do so. Browsealoud is available for both PC and Mac.
Changing the Text size
You can change the text size in most browsers by holding the Ctrl key on your keyboard and rolling the wheel on your mouse. For other methods, see:
Web standards
Our site has been designed to conform to all relevant technical standards and recommendations. Some of these are listed below.
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (all pages conform to Level AA; most conform to the AAA standards)
- The Cabinet Office's guidelines for UK government websites
- The World-Wide Web Consortium's standards for XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS level 2
