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Website accessibility
To ensure all our visitors can easily find information on this website, we have designed it to include a number of accessibility features. These features will be of particular benefit to visitors with disabilities.
- Access keys
- Access keys, or keyboard shortcuts, have been included in the design of this website.
- Resizable text
- All text on this website can be resized using your browser.
- Image text
- Alternative text descriptions have been applied to images so you know what the image is about even when you choose not to display images in your browser.
- Style sheets
- All text, colours, and the layout of this website are controlled by style sheets (or CSS) which makes it possible to use your own styles to view this site.
- Text only / low graphics display
- An alternative display using fewer graphics and a simplified layout can be enabled. See how to view this website in text only / low graphics mode.
- Print friendly
- This website has been designed to remove certain areas of a page when printed. Just select the "Print Friendly" link and continue with your usual method of printing from your browser. Click «Back» in your browser to come out of "Print Friendly" view.
Access keys
To navigate using access keys:
Windows® users- Press «ALT» and the Access Key character.
Macintosh® users- Press «CTRL» and the Access Key character.
Internet Explorer users- You may also need to follow your Access Key selection with «Enter» to activate a link.
List of available access keys
This site uses the UK Government access key system where appropriate.
- 0 - Access key details
- 1 - Home page
- 3 - Site map
- 4 - Search
- 6 - Help
- 8 - Terms and conditions
- 9 - Feedback form
- S - Skip navigation
In addition, the following access keys are defined:
- A - About Us
- C - Contact Us
- D - Display Toggle (between Normal and Text Only / Low Graphics Display)
- J - Jobs
- K - Core Skills
- M - Markets
- P - Press
- V - Services
Text only / low graphics display
This website can be viewed in a Normal or a Text Only / Low Graphics mode. You can switch between these two modes at any time by using the Access Key "D", or by clicking the link below: