This website is programmed using structured semantic XHTML markup with XHTML heading tags used to convey document structure. Navigation menus have been marked up as XHTML lists, this means that visitors using screenreaders will have the links in the list read out when the page opens. Cascading Style Sheets have been used throughout this website for defining styles and presentation (layout, fonts, colours, margins and borders). CSS benefits accessibility by separating document structure from presentation.
As part of the design process, the code was validated against the W3C recommendations for XHTML and CSS and we have endeavoured to make this website comply with all of the W3C Level A accessibility guidelines. To the best of our knowledge this has been achieved throughout the site ensuring that, wherever possible, the content is accessible to people with disabilities.
If you experience any problems accessing the information on this website, please get in touch so that we resolve any bugs/issues as soon as possible.The Sitemap can be accessed directly from the footer links panel at the bottom of each page on the site. The Sitemap lists all relevant navigation for the whole site. Use the Sitemap if you would like to find out more about how the website is structured.
This website has been designed and programmed in a way which allows visitors to change the font size of each page to their preferred setting. This can be adjusted through the browser preferences (usually found in the View menu).
All images used in this site include a descriptive alt attribute. Purely decorative graphics include null alt attributes. All links provided in this site include a descriptive title attribute so that when read out of context, still make sense.
Parts of this site require Javascript to be enabled to function, however if Javascript is disabled or not installed, we have provided alternative HTML functionality in these circumstances.
