Using this site
On this page:
- Accessibility statement
- Accessibility features
- Adapting your screen
- Adapting your computer
- Navigating this site
- Accessibility compliance
- Standards compliance
Accessibility statement
We've endeavoured to make this website usable and accessible to a wide range of users. This page explains some of the features which should make this site easier to use. There are also links to other websites that can help you. If you are experiencing any problems accessing the information on this site please contact us.
Accessibility features
- Each page has a link to the site map listing all the pages within our site.
- A 'skip to content' link and a 'skip to main navigation' link is available in the header section.
- You can use the keyboard to access all pages of this site.
Adapting your screen
Resizing text
You can enlarge the text on this site by clicking on the 'A's. These are accessed in the top right of the screen or appear just below the header menu if you are viewing the site in a text format. You can also use the browser controls:
Using Internet Explorer:
- Click on the 'View' drop down menu
- Click on 'Text size'
- Choose your preferred text size from the list
If the text is still not big enough:
- Click on the 'Tools' drop down menu
- Click on 'Internet options'
- In the 'General' tab click on 'Accessibility'
- Select 'Ignore font sizes on web pages'
- Click 'OK'
- You should now be able to enlarge the text further using the method above
Using Netscape 6 or Firefox:
- Click on the 'View' drop down menu
- Click on 'Text size'
- Choose your preferred text size from the list
High contrast display
You can change to a high contrast black and yellow display by clicking on the text link 'High contrast display'. This is accessed in the top right of the screen or appears just below the header menu if you are viewing the site in a text format.
Adapting your computer
To find out ways to adapt your computer specifically for your requirements visit the BBC My Web, My Way website.
Navigating this site
- You can access the main sections of this website in the menu across the top of the page.
- Pages within each section are listed 'In This Section'.
- Links to pages that will assist you using this site are in the header menu in the top right hand corner
- Links to pages that give you legal information are in the footer menu in the bottom left hand corner
Accessibility compliance
This site reaches Priority Level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Standards compliance
This site has been built to XHTML 1.0 standards:
This site has been built to CSS 2.0 standards:
