WelcomeMaking information easy to access
DDA Compliance
The site complies to a minimum of the checkpoints of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). The site also complies to a minimum of the priority level 1, 2 and 3 checkpoints dictated by the Watchfires' WebXact.
The HTML code has been validated to XHTML 1.0 standard using the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) MarkUp Validation Service.
The site also makes extensive use of stylesheets and the CSS code has been validated using the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) CSS Validation Service.
Web sites that are built conforming to any of the W3C standards are eligible to display official W3C buttons, such as these:
Users should note that the accessibility features are optimised for users of Internet Explorer versions higher than 5, Netscape versions higher than 4, and other browsers complying to the W3C standards.
Further improvements to the implementation of standards on this site are planned to follow and will shortly include support for text resizing and a text only version of the website.
Navigation
A Navigation side menu is provided across all of the site This side menu provides the following consistent navigation across the site
A breadcrumb trail has been provided across the site to show the section and page the user is on within the site.
Other navigational aids include a search facility available near the beginning of every page, and supplementary in-page links on long pages with a large amount of content
We are aware of the importance of making our website content widely accessible to all. We try our very best to allow as many people as possible to access the information held within the site. This means we have options such as 'text only' and scan all our pages to make sure they fall inline with the guidelines for Website accessibility. If you experience any problems, or you have any feedback whatsoever about the site, please contact the webmaster.
