Accessibility

Our audiences
The site is designed to be inclusive of a diverse range, such as: commissioners, policymakers, students and their families, referrers, partner organisations.

Different ways of viewing site
The site works on PCs, laptops, tablets and phones.

Editorial standards
Language and presentation is clear and jargon-free throughout. It does not rely solely on words but also conveys information and stories through video and images

Technical standards
The site is built to meet international accessibility criteria W3C, RNIB

Standards in practice

1. Alt text
2. Contrast colour
3. Minimum font size
4. Style sheets properly coded
5. Tables accessible to browsers
6. Pages accessible when new technologies are turned off
7. Moving objects can be moved or stopped
8. User interface has accessible design
9. Structure should enable search
10. Alternative navigation e.g. tabbing through a page
11. Forms with accessible drop down menus, avoid JavaScript alone
12. Context and orientation labelling e.g. site map
13. Site labels, page titles and favicon
14. Action descriptions warnings e.g. new pages opening and error screens
15. Navigation
16. Simple design
17. Internal accessibility – content can be uploaded and edited by staff

It is important to us that everyone viewing the website can do so easily. To increase or decrease text size:

For Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox users: Use the View > Text Size options in the browser menu.
For Apple Safari users: Use the Safari > Preferences > Appearance options in the browser menu.

Help using this site

We have tried to make this site easy for first time Internet users but if you are stuck, this section is designed to help you.