Accessibility
How to use access keys on this website
We aim to make our website accessible to as many people as possible and are implementing the UK Government access keys system.
Access keys are keyboard shortcuts which allow a user to navigate a web site without using a mouse or other pointing device. This can sometimes be quicker and may assist those with motor skill difficulties.
In Internet Explorer 5+:
'alt + the access key' brings focus to the element.
If a link, 'enter' will take the user to the linked destination.
In Mozilla Firefox:
'alt + shift + the access key' will take the user to the linked
destination.
If using Safari on an Apple Mac:
'ctrl + alt + the access key' will take the user to the linked
destination..
UK Government access keys
— S Skip navigation
— 0 Access key details (this page)
— 1 Home page
— 2 Not yet available on this web site
— 3 Site map
— 4 Search
— 5 Not yet available on this web site
— 6 Help
— 7 Not yet available on this web site
— 9 Contact us
Customise your display
Display controls are provided in the top right-hand corner of every page (excluding some specialist science pages). Clicking each image will set your default view for every page on our web site. (NB. Requires Javascript and Cookies to be enabled.)
Default font size
Larger font size.
High contrast, yellow text on a black background.
Making text larger in your browser
See the following instructions on how to increase the size of the text on any web page you are viewing.
In Internet Explorer
- Open the ' View ' menu with the mouse or by pressing ' Alt ' + ' V ' .
- Select the ' Text Size ' option with the mouse or by pressing ' X ' .
- Choose your preferred text size with the mouse or by using the up and down arrow keys and pressing ' Enter ' or by clicking on it.
In Mozilla Firefox:
- Open the ' View ' menu with the mouse or by pressing ' Alt ' and ' V ' at the same time.
- Select the ' Text Size ' option (v2), ' Zoom ' (v3) with the mouse or by pressing ' S ' twice.
- Increase or decrease the text size with the mouse or by using the up and down arrow keys and pressing ' Enter '.
- Alternatively you can press ' Ctrl ' and ' + ' to increase the text size, ' Ctrl ' and ' - ' to decrease the text size. ' Ctrl ' and ' 0 ' returns you to the default size.
In other browsers, see their Help
BrowseAloud
We have enabled our website to be used with BrowseAloud software.
Speech enabling our website provides an additional way of accessing content for people who find it hard to read. This includes those with dyslexia or learning difficulties, those for whom English is not their first language, or anyone with a mild visual impairment.
BrowseAloud is free to download and users have control over the voice, word pronunciations and speech highlighting.
