Accessibility

Accessibility

We aim to follow the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Guidelines AA standard and to make sure that the website and the information it contains is accessible to the widest possible audience. We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of the website.

The website displays correctly in current browsers and the standards-based HTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly.

We strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility but it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website. If you have any problems with the accessibility of this website, please send us feedback so that we can improve your access.

Navigating this Website

To navigate through this website, please use the menu on the left-hand side of the page. You can use the tab key to navigate through the menu links.

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Font Sizes

You may change the display font size to your preference using your browser. In Internet Explorer, select View and the Text Size. In Firefox, select View and then Zoom.

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Style Sheets

You may import your own style sheet into this website. In Internet Explorer, select Tools then Internet Options then Accessibility. Next click on any or all of the 3 checkboxes to ignore colours, font styles or font sizes. You can also change your style sheet by clicking the checkbox that says, "format documents using my style sheet", browsing to your style sheet and clicking ok to save the change.

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Browsers

This website has been designed to work on all mainstream browsers.

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PDF Files

Many documents on this site are in PDF format. If you do not have a PDF reader, you can download Adobe Reader for free by clicking on the icon :

We recommend that users download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat to view Adobe PDF files. Please note that some of our older archived PDF files may not be completely accessible when using screen readers, as PDF files are only accessible when they have been specifically made to be so.

You can learn about some of the accessibility features of the latest version of Adobe Reader here

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Low Bandwidth Areas

A version of the website is available for low bandwidth areas - please click on the Low Bandwidth version link displayed in the header of all pages.

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Access Keys

The UK Government Access Keys Standard has been applied to this site. These provide a keyboard shortcut for users wishing to go directly to specific parts of the site and help those who do not use a pointing device, such as a mouse. A subset of the standard has been used and the access keys are defined as follows:

• 1 - Home Page
• 4 - Search
• 6 - Help/About R4D
• 9 - Contact Us
• 0 - Access Key Details

Access Keys work slightly differently depending on which browser and type of computer you are using. This is a summary of the main different ways:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer - press 'Alt' (or 'Ctrl' on a Mac) and the access key character at the same time, then press the enter key.
• Firefox on a PC - press 'Alt' (or 'Ctrl' on a Mac) and 'Shift' at the same time.

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Problems

If you are having any problems with the site, or have any suggestions for content, or improvements, please send us feedback so that we can improve the site, or solve your problem.

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