Accessibility

Synopsis.

This web site has been constructed with a view to providing equal access for all. We have implemented numerous features to ensure that it complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines priority 2 checkpoints set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It has also been built with Quality in mind to ensure that the overall user experience is as user friendly as possible.

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Accessibility.

Users with Sight related or cognitive disabilities.

This site has been tested in screen reader emulation software to ensure ease of access by blind users. All images have relevant descriptions applied. The site has been tested using colorblind filters and in greyscale to ensure sufficient colour contrast. Links to skip to main content areas have been provided.

All text is sized using relative sizing so that it can be overridden by the end user. The layout and styling is controlled entirely using CSS which can also be overridden by the end user. The site has been tested with no external styles applied to ensure usability.

 

Users with motor skills related disabilities.

All main navigation and forms are tab indexed so users do not have to rely on the use of a mouse to use this site.

Site Quality

This site has been thoroughly tested in a variety of browsers.

The site is viewable with no horizontal scrolling on monitors of a resolution of 800 pixels by 600 pixels and up.

Queries

All site related queries should be directed to the webmaster

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