Accessibility

Knowledge and experience has taught us that everyone uses the Internet in a different way. Because of this, we've gone to great lengths to make our website as clear, simple and accessible as we can, so as many people as possible can use it.

If, for any reason, you encounter any problems with this website, please let us know and we'll try to help you.

Validation

We believe that usability and accessibility must have a solid foundation. So we have used the XHTML 1.0 and CSS specifications created by the W3C. We have also worked hard to achieve AA accessibility as measured against version 1.0 of the WCAG.

We're aware that a number of the checkpoints of the WCAG are subjective. As a result, although we're confident we've met them fully, there may be instances where interpretations vary.

Text size and readability

If you can't see it, you can't benefit from it. So, if you need to increase (or decrease) any text size, please click on the view menu in Internet Explorer and change the size accordingly.

Screen resolution and software compatibility

This website has been designed for an 1024 x 768 screen resolution and upwards. To change the screen resolution in Internet Explorer on your computer, open 'Display' properties and click on the 'Settings' option. Draw the sliding 'Desktop Area' scale to 1024 x 768 or higher.

The use of Flash is kept to a minimum to aid the ease of navigation throughout the site.

You will need Netscape 7.0 (or higher) or Internet Explorer 7.0 (or higher) to view this site.

You can download the relevant browser or upgrade the version of your browser by clicking on the appropriate icon below:

Important disclaimer points

For your convenience we may include links to other third party websites. In doing so we are not making any statement, warranty or representation as to the quality or contents of the other site as we do not have responsibility for that other site. Please note, we are not the owner of copyright in linked websites, so you must check with those websites before copying any materials from them.

It is your responsibility to ensure that any software downloaded from the Internet to your computer is suitable for use on your computer and that it is free from viruses. This applies to any software downloaded from this website. We do not warrant that this website is free from errors, defects or viruses.