Technical Info

This site has been developed to comply with WCAG-AA guidelines with the aim to working towards achieving AAA status. Below are some of the accessibility issues that have been considered in the development of this site:

Resolution

This site has been optimised for a screen resolution of 800x600 and above

Structure

This site has been semantically structured using XHTML purely for structure and CSS for visual design. Header elements have been used to convey specific headings to aid in accessibility and search engine ranking.

Text

Text size can be increased using the "readability" drop down menu on the right hand side of every page. Alternatively you can use your web browser to increase (+) and decrease (-) the font size.

• On Internet Explorer (PC) select: View > Text Size
• Firefox (PC): Ctrl + or Ctrl -
• Firefox (Mac): Option + or Option -

Images

Images all contain 'alt' tags that describe the images, and also 'title' tags that enable the user to hover over images and links to find out more information in the form of a tool tip.

Colour

Colours have been chosen to contrast effectively, and colour has not been used exclusively to convey any information or navigation. You can change the contrast of the website by selecting the "high contrast" option in the drop down menu on the right hand side of every page on this site.

Browser Compatibility

• Internet Explorer 4.x +
• Netscape Navigator 4.x +
• Mozilla Firefox 1.0 +
• Safari 2.0 +
• (On Windows & Macintosh Platforms)