Anne Hayward Consortium :: Shaping the Future: Building an Inclusive Environment

▌Site Accessibility

We have tried to make this site as accessible as possible, but if you have any difficulties using the site or have a suggestion to make, please don't hesitate to contact us.

There are a number of options available to help you access this site. The guide below explains how you can modify your settings to increase accessibility.

We have implemented access key navigation for quick access to the various pages of the site below is a list of all available access keys and the page they link to:

h = Home
a = Aims & Values
v = Quality Assurance
s = Services
c = Clients
p = Partners
u = About Us
e = Contact

Text Sizes

Most of the text sizes on websites are by default of a fixed size. If you feel this is too small for you changing the following option in Internet Explorer:

Go to the 'Tools' menu and then 'Internet Options...'
From the pop up window that appears select the 'Accessibility' button in the bottom right corner.
Click the box next to 'Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages', click the 'OK' button and then close the 'Internet Options' window.
You should now be able to use Internet Explorer's Scalable Text. If you are unsure about making these changes please consult your machine vendor.

For more information about changing your Internet Explorer setup please visit the Microsoft website at http://support.microsoft.com/.

Internet Explorer's Scalable Text

To use Internet Explorer's Scalable Text click the 'View' menu then the 'Text Size' option and then the text size of your choice.

Firefox Text Zoom

To use Firefox's 'Text Zoom' click the 'View' menu then select 'Text Zoom (100%)' and then the size of your choice.

Colours

It is possible the change the colours used through your browser. The following will guide you through how to do this in Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Changing Colours in Internet Explorer - Simplifying Colour

Go to the 'Tools' menu and then 'Internet Options...'
From the pop up window that appears select the 'Accessibility' button in the bottom right corner as shown below.
Click the box next to 'Ignore colours specified on Web pages' click the 'OK' button and then close the 'Internet Options' window.
This will remove the majority of colours throughout the site giving you a simple colour scheme.

Changing Colours in Internet Explorer - Setting Your Own Colours

Go to the 'Tools' menu and then 'Internet Options...'
From the pop up window that appears select the Colours button in the left right corner as shown below.
Click the 'Use Windows colours so that it is un-ticked. Select the 'Text' colour and 'Background' colour of your choice and then click 'OK'. Close the 'Internet Options' window.
You should now be able to see the site in your chosen colours. If you are unsure about making these changes please consult your machine vendor.

For more information about changing your Internet Explorer setup please visit the Microsoft website at http://support.microsoft.com/.

Changing Colours in Firefox

Go to the 'Edit' menu and select 'Preferences...' from the list.
From the pop up window select Colours under 'Appearance' from the menu on the left as shown below. You should now be able to select your own colours for 'Text' and 'Background'.
Most modern browsers also support a keyboard shortcut for making text size larger or smaller. Pressing the CTRL and + key will increase the size, CTRL and - will decrease the size.

For more information about changing your Firefox setup please visit the Firefox website at http://www.mozilla.org

Keyboard Navigation

Keyboard Navigation using Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer provides keyboard access to most navigation functions, the most relevant ones are listed here, for more information please refer the online help within Internet Explorer.

To move forward through active items (images, links & buttons) in a page: TAB
To move backwards through active items (images, links & buttons) in a page: SHIFT + TAB
To move forward one page in your browser's history: ALT + RIGHT ARROW
To move backwards one page in your browser's history: ALT + LEFT ARROW
To scroll towards the beginning of a document: UP ARROW
To scroll towards the end of a document: DOWN ARROW
To scroll towards the beginning of a document in larger steps: PAGE UP
To scroll towards the end of a document in larger steps: PAGE DOWN
To move to the beginning of a document: HOME
To move to the end of a document: END
Keyboard Navigation using Firefox

Firefox provides keyboard access to most navigation functions, the most relevant ones are listed here, for more information please refer the online help within Firefox.

To move forward through active items (images, links & buttons) in a page: TAB
To move backwards through active items (images, links & buttons) in a page: SHIFT + TAB
To move forward one page in your browser's history: ALT + RIGHT ARROW
To move backwards one page in your browser's history: ALT + LEFT ARROW
To scroll towards the beginning of a document: UP ARROW
To scroll towards the end of a document: DOWN ARROW
To scroll towards the beginning of a document in larger steps: PAGE UP
To scroll towards the end of a document in larger steps: PAGE DOWN