Accessibility

We have made every effort to make our website accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have any disabilities.

Here are some of the site's features that should make it easier for you to access our information:

• all images have alternative text equivalents to ensure that people who cannot see images can still use the site
• our site has consistent navigation and structure to make it easy for you to find your way around it
• we use plain language and break text up where possible to make it easier and quicker to read

The site's layout takes into account users who are blind or visually impaired. It is fully compatible with popular screen reading software. If you have difficulties using a mouse, the site can be navigated using only a keyboard.

In technical language, all pages on this site should be valid to Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML) 4.01 Transitional and use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). This website conforms to the Guidelines for UK government websites and supports the Worldwide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, Level A, to ensure a Web accessibility standard has been achieved and is maintained.

For further information on accessibility and the internet, please see the visit the Web Accessibility Initiative website.