using this website
We are committed to making our website accessible to all of our visitors. We aim to meet the "double-A" level of accessibility under the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium.
We have consulted the Shaw Trust – the national charity supporting disabled and disadvantaged people in living more independently – on the development of our website, to ensure its accessibility for disabled users.
finding your way round
You can find your way round our website by following the links that appear on each page. On most pages there are also "useful links", on the right-hand side, that take you to other related pages and information.
The sitemap gives a quick overview of the site, with direct links to the most popular areas.
The search facility at the top of this page is the quickest way to search across all the pages of our website. Just type a word or phrase into the search box and click "go" (the magnifying-glass).
listen to this website being read aloud
You can listen to this website being read aloud using the free "speech browser" facility called Browsealoud.
enlarge the text size on screen
If you find the text size on your screen too small, the simplest way to enlarge it is to:
- select "Fonts" from the "View" menu on your toolbar (if you are using Internet Explorer 4 or earlier versions); or
- select "Text Size" from the "View" menu (if you are using Internet Explorer 5 or later); and then
- click on the text size you want to use.
Look for a similar solution if you are using Netscape or other browsers.
My Web My Way
More hints and advice – from the BBC – on how you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to make the web more accessible to you.
If you have any difficulties using our website – or have any suggestions for improvements – please email our webmaster. We especially welcome feedback from disabled users of this site.