Accessibility guide
We are committed to ensuring everyone can use this website and have developed the site to suit different user needs. In this section we explore ideas for making the site more accessible and at the end have listed links to more detailed information on different devices and our accessibility statement. Please get in touch if you have ideas for improving the accessibility of the site or if you have any other questions – we’d like to hear from you.
Access changes you can make
These are some of the most common adjustments that you can make to increase access, depending on what makes things easier for you:
Speaking websites
There are a number of programmes available that enable your computer to talk to you.Microsoft Windows comes with a basic screen reader called Narrator, which reads text on the screen aloud and describes some events (such as an error message appearing) that happen while you’re using the computer. You can find more information on how to use Narrator on the Microsoft website. There are also a number of Screen Reader programmes with more features, such as being able to read whole documents. Some of the most popular include:
Magnifying the screen
All recent versions of Microsoft Windows include magnification software. This allows you to greatly increase text size, although this will be restricted to only a small proportion of the screen. To use Windows magnifier, click on ‘Start’ then select ‘Programmes’ followed by ‘Accessories’ and ‘Magnifier’. You can then select the amount of magnification you want from the dialog box that will appear on screen.
For Mac users, you can select the screen magnifier option by going to ‘System Preferences’ and selecting ‘Universal Access’.
Making the mouse point bigger
Slowing down the mouse speed
Using the keyboard to move around a website
More info for access on different devices
For information about accessibility options using a Windows PC see Windows Accessibility features
For information about accessibility options using an Apple PC see Apple accessibility for OSX
For information about accessibility options using an iPhone see Apple accessibility for ios
On an Android device
For information about accessibility options using an Android device see the Android accessibility help centre
You can view our accessibility statement here