Accessibility Statement

We like to practice what we preach. We've built our site to be highly accessible. For your convenience, we have provided a few different style sheets:

A high contrast style sheet based on a configuration recommended by the BBC and the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Two increased text sizes; Large text and Extra Large text.
A print-friendly style sheet that makes every page on the site print out very nicely.
A linearised version that optimises our site for handheld devices.
Our standard default style, which we hope you like!

Accessibility Viewing PreferencesYou are able to view this website in a variety of different styles. To change your viewing preference, choose from the icons in header above or choose a style from the list below. Default text size

Normal/Default style Large text size

Large Text Extra large text size

Extra Large Text High contrast text

High Contrast stylePlease note that JavaScript must be enabled to access the above styles. If JavaScript is disabled you can resize text using your browser:

For Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, select Text size from the View menu or hold the Control key and use the scroll wheel on your mouse

If you are using another browser, please refer to your browser help to learn how to resize text

This website is also optimised for printing as well as handheld devices. Simply print the page using your browsers PRINT option and the page will print out to fit the width of the paper. If you are reading this, you have scripting disabled. You can still switch to the style sheet using your browser. If you are using Mozilla Firefox choose from the VIEW menu a PAGE STYLE (either default or contrast). If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, it's not possible without JavaScript. Why? We don;t know, but you could ask Bill Gates next time you are talking to him.We'd recommend you turn JavaScript on, however if you cannot (or will not) then we are afraid you will not be able to use this feature. It is simply not possible with this Microsoft product without JavaScript. We would recommend that you use Mozilla Firefox instead. It rocks.

Compliance

We are committed to making all websites accessible to all people, regardless of ability. To this end we have designed this website to follow guidelines set out by the W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium). The W3C WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) produces accessibility guidelines that are an internationally recognised benchmark of accessibility.

In designing this site, we have applied all appropriate WAI Priority 1 and Priority 2 criteria and a number of the WAI Priority 3 criteria.

Benefits of Compliance

The benefits of compliance with the WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines include:

Pages are fast to download, regardless of whether you are using broadband or a modem
All pages validate as XHTML 1.0 Transitional and work with a wide variety of browsers.
All font sizes are relative, allowing users to change font size easily using their browser. Use your browsers sizing options to access this feature.
If your browser or browsing device does not support cascading style sheets (CSS), the content of each page is still readable.
There are invisible 'skip links' for users with any visual impairment using screen readers.
All pages will function without JavaScript
All content images used in this site include descriptive ALT (i.e. alternative text) attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.
Each page will print out in a highly readable format on a standard A4 sized page.

The Future

Over the coming months we will continue to improve the accessibility of this site and will be adding more accessible features. We will continue to closely monitor developments and changes in WAI WCAG guidelines and general website best practice.

If you feel that this web site could be easier to use or find any part of it inaccessible, please get in contact. If you would like to phone, call 01 672 2050

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