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Accessibility

This website was designed to be highly accessible. You can see below a list of items which may improve your experience.

Text Resize

You can resize text on this website easily by selecting the appropriate setting in your browser. Click here to find out how to resize text in your particular browser.

Website Technologies

This website is written in standards compliant XHTML and uses both Javascript and CSS. Flash and PDF files may also be present so it is strongly advised that you install and check you have the latest version of both Flash Plug in and Adobe Acrobat (PDF reader).

This website will remain functional with any or all of the above facilities disabled.

System Compatibility

This website will display correctly in any web browser on both PC and Mac platforms. Testing has been carried out to ensure compatibility with the most commonly used web browsers.

It is always advisable to check you have the most current version of your particular browser installed for maximum security and to maximise user experience.

This website requires a minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 but is best viewed on a screen of 1280 x 1024 pixels or above. Click here to find out what screen resolution you are using.

This website uses CSS, Javascript and images and while we strongly advice for the best viewing experience you ensure both of these are enabled the website will display in a much simplified form with any one or all disabled.

Mobile Devices

Mobile devices vary in their capabilities. Most internet enabled mobile devices should be able to use this website at a basic level with more modern devices being able to deliver a much higher quality experience.

Screen Readers

This website is designed to work effectively with most screen reader software. We include accessibility 'tags' within the coding of the website to help ensure that users of a screen reader can easily navigate around content and pages.

Newsfeed

This website may contain Newsfeed indicated by a feed icon (RSS). News feeds allow you to receive new website content directly without having to revisit the website to check for changes.

In order to access news feeds you will need to select a 'news reader' which can either be an online service or a piece of software for your computer (PC or Mac) or your mobile device. Click here to see a list of free newsreaders.

Website Problems

If you should encounter any problems with this website please provide feedback to our websites designers so that the issue can be brought to their attention. You may use this feedback form to contact them directly.