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Accessibility
Written by Eddie Tait   
Thursday, 19 April 2007
We want our website to be accessible to all and have designed it to meet the requirements of at least the "priority 1" level, as specified by the web accessibility initiative (www.w3.org/WAI ).
 
This website has been built to follow current best practice for accessibility. Many features have been added to aid site comprehension and navigation for users of assistive browsers.
Accessibility features on this site include:
- all images have text equivalents;
- the site can be used with style sheets turned off - making content available with or without colour.
ACCESS KEYS
Access keys provide alternative of navigation without using a mouse:
TBC - Accessibility and access key details;
TBC- Homepage;
TBC - News;
TBC - Sitemap;
TBC - Terms and Conditions (incorporating Privacy Policy, Editorial Policy, Acceptable Use Policy, Notices and Contact Us;
TBC - Contact Us [ALL TO BE CONFIRMED].
To use access keys hold down either Alt, Cntrl or Shift (depending on your browser) with the access key (listed above) and press key (if required).
 
IMAGES
Images have alt text where they add to the comprehension of the page. All trivial images have null text.
 
ACCESSIBILITY RATING
Testing of this site was carried out on XX XXX XXXX. It attained "XXXX" WAI rating [TO BE CONFIRMED].
 
PDF
For information on PDF files and accessibility - visit access.adobe.com
 
BROWSERS
Below you will find links to help you tailor your current browser to your needs, alternative browsers and add-ons:
Morzilla browswers - www.morzilla.org
Internet explorer - www.microsoft.com
Opera - www.opera.com (How to change browser settings)
Magic screen magnification - www.freedomscientific.com
Jaws screen reader - www.accessingenuity.com
Window eyes (screen reader with Braille support) - www.accessingenuity.com
Netscape Navigator - www.browser.netscape.com
TEXT SIZE
If you find the text is too small for you to read, you can change it to a size you're more comfortable with:
- in Windows Internet Explorer, use the view > text size menu;
- in Macintosh Internet Explorer and netscape 6 & 7, use the view > text zoom menu;
- in Opera, use the Zoom selector;
- in Firefox and other Mozilla browsers, use the view > increase text size option;
- in Safari, use the view > make text bigger option;
- if you use a wheel mouse, you may be able to change the text size by holding down the control or command key and turning the wheel.
In some browsers you can change the text size using control and command and the + and - keys.
 
EXTERNAL SITES
Scots In London Limited is not responsible for content or accessibility of External Links.
 
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