Accessibility
We are committed to a website that is
accessible to all our users.
We review the site regularly and amend
pages that may cause problems for people with disabilities.
We aim to meet or exceed the provisions
of the W3C/WAI Level 'AA'
checklist.
The following sections describe some of
the features that have been incorporated into this website to aid
accessibility.
Plain English
All of our content is checked for plain English, and we aim to
use a written style which is straightforward and understandable.
All website publishers have received training in both writing for
the web and in the importance of the Medway Council style guide and
all pages are approved by website content coordinators before they
go live.
Access Keys
Most browsers support jumping to
specific links by typing certain keys defined on the web site. In
Windows, you can press ALT plus the listed access key; on
Macintosh, you can press Control plus the listed access key.
Pressing ENTER will then take you to that page.
All pages on this site define the
following access keys:
Access Key 1: Skip navigation
Access Key 2: Home
Access Key 3: My account
Access Key 4: Contact
Access Key 5: Site Map
Text size
If you find the text
size on this website too small or too large, you can change the
size of the text via a link on this website or via your Internet browser.
- To change text size, click on the three As at the top
right corner of this page (the biggest to make text bigger the
smallest to make it smaller)
- To change text size via your browser, follow the instructions
below
Internet Explorer 7, 8
In your toolbar select "Page" followed by "Text size" and change
to your preference. Internet Explorer 7 also allows you to zoom the
page as a whole. Select "Page" followed by "Zoom" and adjust to
your preference, or use the keys "CTRL" and + or - at the same
time. "CTRL" and "0" (zero) will reset the zoom.
Internet Explorer 5.5, 6
In your toolbar select "View" followed by "Text size" and change
to your preference.
Firefox
In your toolbar select "View" followed by "Text size" and change
to your preference or press the keys "CTRL" and + or - at the same
time. "CTRL" and "0" (zero) will reset the text size.
Netscape
In your toolbar select "View" followed by "Text size" and change
to your preference or press the keys "CTRL" and + or - at the same
time. "CTRL" and "0" (zero) will reset the text size.
Chrome
Click on the spanner symbol in your toolbar, scroll down to
"zoom" on the dropdown menu and increase or decrease the 100%
setting as required. "CTRL" and "0" (zero) will reset the text
size.
For more information about screen magnification, please see the
following information, supplied by the Royal National Institute of
the Blind (RNIB):Web
Browser AccessibilityWeb Browser Accessibility.
