Access Keys
Portable Document Format (PDF)
Other Acccessibility Options
Access Keys
This website has been built to be accessible to visually impaired users or people who have difficulty using a mouse. It is compatible with popular screen readers and can be navigated easily using the keyboard. You may find them a convenient way to move round the site without having to move your mouse at all.
It complies with the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative. This initiative is the internationally-agreed recommendation for website accessibility.
We have provided a series of keyboard shortcuts intended to help users who have difficulty in using pointing devices such as a mouse.
This site implements the UK Government recommendations for *Access Keys*.
Alt + S - Skip navigation - Skip navigation on any given page allows you to bypass the navigation areas and go directly to that page's main content.
Alt + 1 - Home page - Links to the home page
Alt + 3 - Site map - Links to the index of pages on the site
Alt + 8 - Privacy statement - Links to the Privacy statement
Alt + 0 - Access key details - Accessibility page with access key details (This page)
Alt + A - About us - Link to information about who we are
Alt + H - Housing Options - Link to information about your other options for rehousing
Access Key Usage
For Microsoft Internet Explorer users: Press the ALT key (Control key on Mac) and the shortcut key simultaneously, then release both keys and press ENTER
For Firefox v2 (and above) users: Hold down the ALT key and Shift keys and the shortcut key simultaneously
For Netscape, Mozilla (Firefox v1) and Safari users: Press the ALT key (Control key on Mac) and the shortcut key simultaneously
For Opera users: Press the Shift and ESC keys simultaneously, then release both keys and immediately press the shortcut key
Text browser users can use the 'S' access key to skip the navigation menus and go straight to the page content
PDF
The downloadable documents on this site are in Portable Document Format (often referred to as PDF).
How can I open and view a PDF document?
In order to view a PDF document, you need free software called Adobe Acrobat Reader, created by the company called Adobe. There is a link to their website on the bottom of each page of this website. However PDFs are not easily accessible to all users so Adobe has developed a method of converting PDF documents into HTML (normal web pages), a more accessible format for assistive technologies.
How do I convert a PDF document into HTML?
The URL (the web address) of a PDF document will appear in the web browser address bar when it is selected. Copy the url (normally looks like this: www.nameofsomething...) and then visit Adobe's website on the link below.
Once you have clicked on the link above, you will see an online form created by Adobe. Simply paste the URL into the box you will see and the contents of the PDF will be automatically converted to HTML - an ordinary web page; and in that form it should then be accessible.
Other Accessibility Options
Visit My Computer, My Way! - a guide to making your PC accessible
www.abilitynet.org.uk/myway/
Action for blind people - great resources on access technology
www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/