Accessibility Information...
Loxley PFA committed to creating a Web experience that is accessible to everyone. The site has been designed with the aim of making it accessible to the widest range of people possible. You can change your browser settings to:
· alter the size and colour of text (not images)
· alter background colours
· alter line length by changing the browser window size and shape
· override web page colour schemes
Suggestions are detailed below to improve the visibility of web pages will apply to any site that you visit. However, you may find that not all pages within a site are compatible. All major web browsers are supported. Some of these are Internet Explorer 6 and 7, Mozilla Firefox 1 and 2, Opera 8 and 9 and Apple's Safari browser on the Macintosh platform.
Alt tags
Images used on these pages contain alt tags, or are in the process of containing alt tags. When you place a cursor over the image, a text description of the image appears for use with screen readers or other assistive technologies. In cases where an alt tag would provide no information or would be redundant with other text, alt tags may not be used.
To apply the font and colour changes below permanently:
· on the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'
· on the 'General' tab, click on 'Accessibility'
· click in each of the three boxes to show ticks
· click 'OK' .
To change the text font:
· on the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'
· on the 'General' tab, click 'Fonts'
· in the 'Web page font' and 'Plain text font' lists
· choose the fonts you would like to use
· click 'OK'.
Text with a sans serif font (such as Arial) is easier to read than a serif font (such as Times New Roman).
To resize the text of the site in Internet Explorer:
Select 'View' from the top menu, and then the menu item called 'Text Size'. This will give a list of five text sizes, ranging from small to large. Click an option to change to that size. See the image below for a clear view.
To resize the text of the site in Mozilla Firefox:
Select 'View' from the top menu, and then the menu item called 'Text Size'. This will give a list of three options, the top two enlarge and reduce the text in stages. The bottom option will reset the text size to the default. Click an option to perform the action. See the image below for a clear view.
To change the text colour and background colour:
· on the 'Tools' menu, click 'Internet Options'
· on the 'General' tab, click 'Colours'
· deselect the 'Use Windows Colours' tick box
· select the box next to 'Text' and choose a colour. Click 'OK'.
· select the box next to 'Background' and choose a colour. Click 'OK'.
Combinations of fonts, typefaces and background colours used in web page design may result in text being difficult to read. However, you can choose settings to suit you. For example black text on a yellow background gives a distinct contrast.
To prevent graphics from appearing on web pages:
· under 'Tools' , click 'Internet Options'
· on the 'Advanced' tab, scroll down to the 'Multimedia' heading
· click on the graphics options ('animations', 'videos', 'pictures' and 'images') to remove the ticks
· click on 'Apply', and then click on 'OK'.
· if graphics still appear, select 'View' then 'Refresh' from the toolbar, or press F5.
To change the size of the window:
· click 'View' then 'Full Screen' from the toolbar, or press F11.
There are other options to tailor web pages that help make them easier to read. These may be found under the 'Tools' menu:
· click on 'Internet Options'
· select the 'Advanced' tab
· choose from the options available to improve visibility.
For Netscape Communicator
To make any changes to your browser settings, you should first open the 'Preferences' box by clicking on 'Edit' and selecting 'Preferences'.
You may then choose to make any of the changes listed below.
To change the text font:
· click on 'Appearance'
· click 'Font'
· choose the 'Variable Width Font' and 'Fixed Width Font' you want to use
· click 'OK'.
If you want to set these fonts for all future usage on your browser, click on 'Use my default fonts overriding document specified fonts'.
To change the text and background colours:
· click on 'Appearance'
· click 'Colours'
· select the box next to 'Text' and choose a colour
· click 'OK'
· select the box next to 'Background' and choose a colour
· click 'OK'
· click 'OK' to close 'Preferences'.
To set these colours as your browser default, click on 'Always use my colours, overriding document'.
To prevent images from loading on web pages:
· select 'Advanced'
· click in the box marked 'Automatically load images' to remove the tick
· click 'OK'.
For further assistance in changing your browser settings, there is also a 'Help' menu on your browser toolbar. Please refer to this for further information.