Accessibility

Stylesheets

This site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for visual layout. If your browser supports it, style sheets can be disabled or over-ridden to customise the appearance of the website, to your preference.

Access keys

Access keys are keyboard shortcuts that replace the need to use a mouse for navigation.

List of Access Keys for this site:

• S: Skip to main content
• 1: Home Page
• 2: Portfolio
• 3: Services
• 4: Clients
• 5: News
• 6: About
• 7: Contact
• 8: Site Map
• 9: Terms & Conditions
• 0: Accessibility

How to use Access Keys in your browser

PC's

• Internet Explorer 6 and above - Hold down ALT + the access key then release both keys and press ENTER.
• Firefox - Hold down ALT + SHIFT + the access key.
• Opera - Hold down SHIFT + ESC, release both keys, then press the access key.

Macs

• Safari - Hold down CTRL + the access key.
• Firefox - Hold down ALT + SHIFT + the access key.

These Access keys are based on UK Government guidelines. We have attempted to avoid conflicts with commonly used operating system shortcuts.

Tabbing

We appreciate that not all people using our sites can use a mouse; we will ensure that all of our websites can be browsed in a logical manner using the Tab button. Pressing the 'Tab' key while on a web page will select the next link on the page. You can press 'Tab' repeatedly to get to the chosen link. The selected link will be indicated by a distinct colour change. Once your chosen link is selected, you can trigger it by pressing the 'Enter/Return' key on your keyboard. You can move backwards through links by pressing 'Shift' + 'Tab' together.

Font sizes

Below are some instructions of how to resize the fonts of the site through different browsers.

Internet Explorer 6

• Click the View menu, then select Text Size and then choose larger or largest (the default is medium).
• Alternatively, hold down the CTRL key and scroll the mouse wheel (if you have one).

Internet Explorer 7/8

• Select the Page menu then Text Size to adjust the text size.

Internet Explorer 9

• Select the View menu then Text Size to adjust the text size.

Firefox

• Click the View menu, then select Zoom and then either Zoom In or Zoom Out. Make sure that the Zoom text Only option is selected first from the Zoom menu.
• Alternatively, hold down the CTRL key and at the same time, push the - or + key.
• Alternatively, hold down the CTRL key and scroll the mouse wheel (if you have one).

Opera

• Click the Page menu, select Zoom and then choose your desired zoom level (N.B. This zooms the whole page and not only the text on the page).
• Alternatively, hold CTRL and press the plus (+) key) to increase the page zoom, or the minus (-) key to decrease the page zoom.
• Alternatively, hold down the CTRL key and scroll the mouse wheel (if you have one).

Safari

• Select the Zoom menu then Zoom In or Zoom Out. Make sure that the Zoom text Only option is selected first from the Zoom menu.

Forms

Labels are used to assist access to form fields. All forms follow a logical tab sequence.

Colours

The site has been designed to be easy to read through its colour combinations. If you have any difficulty in reading parts of the site, try increasing the font size, or try altering the visual appearance of your browser.

Links

We have worked hard to ensure that our links are meaningful, and some links are explained in greater detail by using a title attribute, visible when hovering over the link.

Scripting

JavaScript is used on the site to improve usability. All content is still accessible and usable if JavaScript is disabled or unavailable.