Accessibility

This page describes special design features that have been built into this website. This site has been designed to be completely accessible and usable, working in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG v1.0). These guidelines are a set of best-practices that help developers design websites that are accessible to people with disabilities and make websites easier to navigate and view for all visitors. If you discover anything on this site that makes it difficult to read, causes software errors, or is not according to the standard, please contact the Site Administrator.

Text size:

Click one of the links above to adjust the size of the text on this site. Your selection will affect all of the pages on this site. To change your selection, you may click the "Accessibility" link in the upper-right corner of the window to return to this page.

Access keys

Access keys are a navigation tool enabling you to get around this web site using your keyboard.

In-depth information about access keys can be found at W3C Accessibility Guidelines.

Available access keys

This site uses a setup that closely matches most international recommendations on access keys. These are:

  • 1 — Home Page
  • 2 — Skip to content
  • 3 — Site Map
  • 4 — Search field focus
  • 5 — Advanced Search
  • 6 — Site navigation tree
  • 9 — Contact information
  • 0 — Access Key details

Using access keys in different web browsers

Internet Explorer 5+ (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key, press the number or letter of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER.
Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 7+ (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 7+ (Mac OS X)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Safari and Omniweb (Mac OS X)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Internet Explorer 4 (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.
Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac)
Access keys are not supported, please use a different browser.
Netscape 6 and earlier (All platforms)
Access keys are not supported, please use a different browser.

Accessibility Statement

We have undertaken to use our knowledge and understanding of the ways in which different people access information to develop a website that is clear and simple for everyone to use.

Technical Information

In order to achieve accessibility and ease of use across a wide variety of devices and software, this site uses XHTML 1.0 and CSS that conforms to specification, as laid out by the W3C. If you discover anything on this website that does not conform to these specifications, please contact the Site Administrator.

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