Accessibility
This page states our intention that this website is usable and accessible to all users and details some of the measures taken. This website conforms to the Guidelines for UK Government websites that support the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, Level AA, to ensure a web accessibility standard has been achieved and is maintained.
This accessibility statement applies only to the DIUS Consultation website at http://www.esolconsultation.org.uk. This policy does not apply to any other site, including any sites that are linked from any of our pages.
Access keys
The UK Government Access Keys Standard has been applied to this site. This provides keyboard shortcuts 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:
S - Skip navigation
1 - Home page
9 - Feedback about this website
0 - Access keys used on this website
How to use access keys
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:
- If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 on a PC, press 'alt' and the access key character at the same time.
- If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 on a PC, press 'alt' and the access key character at the same time, then press the enter key.
- If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 on an Apple Macintosh, press 'control' and the access key character at the same time.
- This accessibility initiative is also supported by Netscape 6; use the 'alt' key on a PC, or the 'ctrl' key on an Apple Macintosh.
Alternative text
All images on this site are accompanied by a brief alternative text which, where appropriate, identifies an image or its function. This alternative text (alt-text) is generally only visible when the browser's automatic image loading feature is turned off.
Links
All text links are written so that they make sense when read out of context.
Text size
The text on this website has been styled using a non-fixed value in a style sheet. This means that users can easily change the text size using their browser settings.