Accessibility
1. Access Keys
Access Keys allow you to navigate this website without using your mouse. This can be useful for people with disabilities, injuries or for those who just prefer the speed of using a keyboard. The below table details the current Access Keys available on this site.
For more information on Access Keys in your browser, please check out this link about Access Keys on Wikipedia.
Page Navigation Access Keys
| Access Key | Function |
|---|---|
| 0 | Go to this page, the accessibility documentation. |
| 1 | Go to the Home page. |
| 2 | Go to the Help page. |
| 3 | Go to the your Shortlist page. |
| 4 | Go to the Welcome page. |
| 5 | Go to the Community Outreach & Brokerage page. |
| 6 | Go to the Mission statement page. |
| 7 | Go to the What's On page. |
| 8 | Go to the Feedback page. |
| 9 | Go to MyHub landing page/login to the MyHub area. |
| 10 | Logout of the MyHub page. |
| 11 | Go to the Privacy Policy page. |
| 12 | Go to the Terms and Conditions page. |
| s | Skip to the search form. |
| c | Skip to the main content area of the page. |
Search Result Navigation Access Keys
| Access Key | Function |
|---|---|
| f | Skip to the search filters (if available). |
2. Changing your browser settings
The BBC my web my way website explains the many ways you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to make the web more accessible for you. You may benefit from viewing this website with a larger text size or a different colour scheme than the one automatically displayed. The following guidelines will help you control the size of text and colours when using Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator browsers.
Controlling text and colours in Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Click on 'Tools' from the top menu.
- From the drop down menu, click on 'Internet options'.
- Select the 'General' tab.
- Click on 'Accessibility' (bottom right).
- Change your font size by checking 'Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages'.
- Remove background and font colours by checking 'Ignore colours specified on web pages'.
- Click 'OK' to confirm the changes.
- To specify your own text size, select 'View' from the top menu.
- From the drop down menu select 'Text Size' and choose the size you like.
Controlling text and colours in Mozilla Firefox
- Click on 'Tools' from the top menu.
- From the drop down menu, click on 'Options'.
- Select the 'Content' tab.
- Under 'Fonts and Colours' Click on the 'Advanced...' option.
- Change your font size by un-checking 'Allow pages to choose there own fonts...'.
- To specify your own text options, choose the desired font and size from the options above.
- Select 'OK' to save your options.
- To Change the colours, select the 'Colours' tab under the 'Advanced...' option.
- Then select the colours you would like for text, background and links, and then select 'OK'.
Controlling text and colours in Netscape Navigator
- Select 'Edit' from the top menu and choose 'Preferences'.
- Open the 'Appearance' group and click on 'Fonts'.
- Next to 'For the encoding' should read Western From 'Size' select 18.
- Next to 'Variable width font' is a drop down box: select 'Arial'. The 'Fixed width font' box should already read 'Courier New'. From 'Size' select 18.
- To over-ride the default text size you see on our web pages, select 'Use my default fonts, overriding document specified fonts'.
- Click 'OK'.
- To Change the colours, select 'Edit' from the menu at the top of the window and choose 'Preferences'
- Open the 'Appearance' group and click on 'Colours'
- Select a colour button to change colours of text, background, unvisited links, or visited links
- To override the default colours you see on our web pages, select 'Always use my colours, overriding document'
- Click 'OK'
