Our site complies with all of the automatic checkpoints of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict.

Some of the accessibility features are:

• Alternative text is available for all images
• The site uses a minimal amount of JavaScript and is fully functional without JavaScript turned on
• The site uses an accessible colour scheme
• The site is fully readable without CSS turned on
• Layout of content is controlled using CSS wherever possible
• The site allows you to enlarge or reduce the font size

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

• tab - logical tab order for navigating without a mouse. Use the tab key on your keyboard to move to the next link or field. Use shift-tab to move backwards, and the enter key to follow links and submit forms.
• backspace - moves you back through the pages you have already visited.
• alt and left arrow/cursor - moves you back through the pages you have already visited.
• alt and right arrow/cursor - moves you forward through pages you have already visited.
• ctrl and home - takes you to the beginning of the page.
• ctrl and end - takes you to the end of the page.
• spacebar - moves the page down.
• page up and page down - moves the page up and down.

• Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number of the access key, then press ENTER.
• Internet Explorer 4: Hold down the ALT key and select the number of the access key.
• Internet Explorer 5+ for Mac: Hold down the CTRL key and select the number of the access key.
• Netscape 6+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number of the access key.
• Opera 9: Hold down the SHIFT and ESC keys and the list of access keys appears.
• Mozilla Firefox: Hold down the ALT and Shift keys then select the number of the access key.