Accessibility

Getting the most from this website

This website has been designed to be usable by the widest possible audience. However, if you have difficulty using the site, there are things you can do.

You can change some of the options in your browser and using the latest version of Netscape or Internet Explorer you will be able to:

• alter the font, size and colour of most text (but not images)
• alter the background colour
• alter the line length, by changing the size and shape of your browser window
• override the colour schemes of this website and others with your preferred settings
  

Setting up your browser

All our suggestions to improve the accessibility of web pages may apply to every site you visit. Please note that they won't affect images.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

To apply permanently the font and colour changes below:

• on the View / Tools menu, click Internet Options
• on the General tab, select Accessibility
• check the three boxes to show ticks
  

Changing the font:

Using a sans serif font (such as Arial), rather than a serif font (such as Times New Roman) can make text easier to read.

• on the View / Tools menu, select Internet Options
• on the General tab, select Fonts
• in the Proportional and Fixed-width font lists, select the fonts you would like to use
  

Displaying text larger or smaller:

• on the View option on the menu, go to Text Size option
• select either larger or largest font option
  

Changing text and background colour:

Website authors and designers often specify particular fonts, typefaces and background colours for their pages, and the combinations can sometimes make the text difficult to read. You can override these settings by choosing your own preferred, colour scheme:

• on the Tools menu, select Internet Options
• on the General tab, select Colours
• uncheck the tick box labeled Use Windows Colours
• select Text, and select the colour you want. Select OK.
• select Background, and select the colour you want to use. Select OK

To hide images on web pages:

• on the View / Tools menu, select Internet Options
• on the Advanced tab, scroll down to Multimedia
• uncheck Show pictures to remove the tick
• select Apply, and then select OK

There are more options to make websites easier to read, such as removing animation and expanding text. To choose the other options:

• on the View / Tools menu, select Internet Options
• select the Advanced tab
• choose the options you would like
  

Netscape Navigator 4.x

To change the settings on your browser go to the Edit menu, and select Preferences. From here you can make the following changes:

Changing the font:

• select Appearance
• select Font
• change the Variable Width Font and the Fixed Width Font to the type you prefer

(To use these fonts when you visit all websites in future, select Use my default fonts overriding document specified fonts.)

Changing the colour of the text and the background:

• select Appearance
• select Colours
• select Text, and choose the colour you would like to use
• select OK
• select Background, and choose a colour
• select OK
• select OK to close Preferences

(To use these settings in future, select Always use my colours, overriding document.)

To hide images on web pages:

• select Edit
• select Preferences
• select Advanced
• remove the tick from the box marked Automatically load images
• select OK

If you have any problems changing these settings, please select the Help menu on the browser toolbar. Also, if your browser has different options to the above, consult the Help menu for specific instructions.

Accessibility

Medwaycare.org.uk is committed to providing information that is accessible to everyone and which complies with the Disability Discrimination Act. In accordance with central Government guidelines it is our policy to create pages to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Priority 2 level.

Text only pages

Although not strictly text-only, these pages are quicker loading and useful if you do not need the images or if you are on a slow connection.

Useful Links

If you would like to know more about accessibility issues on the Internet, you may be interested in the following websites:

www.rnib.org

The Royal National Institute for the Blind

www.w3.org/WAI

Promoting web usability for people with disabilities