Accessibility

We have developed this website to serve the largest possible audience by addressing the needs of people with differing abilities. The site conforms to the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium to priority 1 which is the minimum level required.
 

Our site is powered by Joomla, probably the most popular Open Source Content Management System available. Currently, Joomla does not produce fully compliant code and therefore compliance to higher priorities (2&3) is not possible. There also may be some accessibility issues with some of the components used within this site and so we are dedicated to improving this position as and when those components improve. 

The roadmap for Joomla has version 1.5 being fully compliant when finally released and therefore it is our intention to upgrade to this version when we are satisfied that it is stable and secure. Please click here to see the Joomla accessibility statement.

In the meantime, if you experience any problems with accessibility please feel free to contact us and we will endeavour to assist you wherever possible.

Useful sites

    * Accessibility Standards:
      - W3C Web Content Accessibility
    * How to change your browser settings:
      - Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, Internet Explorer 6
      - Firefox
    * Assistive technology
      - Online Lynx Viewer: online text browser Lynx.
      - JAWS screen reader: download a free trial copy of the screen reader Jaws.
      - Magic screen magnification: information on screen magnification software.
      - Windoweyes: screen reader software.