We have tried to ensure that we fulfil all of the W3C accessibility guidelines.

We have made every effort to make this website accessible to all people regardless of their disabilities, and that the site can be accessed using technologies other than standard web browsers, such as screen readers. If you have any trouble using the site, please contact us and we will do our best to help you and rectify the problem.

Operating systems

If you are a disabled person and want to optimisize your operating system for accessibility, then you can find out more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility

For Windows machines:
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

For Apple machines:
http://www.apple.com/accessibility

For Linux machines:
http://lars.atrc.utoronto.ca/
http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/

Font size
The site has been designed so that you can resize the text to a size you are comfortable with - by modifying the text size setting in your browser.

In Internet Explorer:
1. Select 'View' from the main menu
2. Select 'Text Size' from the drop down menu
3. Select your preferred text size

In Netscape or Firefox:
1. Select 'View' from the main menu
2. Select 'Text Size' from the drop down menu
3. Select 'increase' or 'decrease' to reach your preferred text size
Download information
Some information provided on this site is provided in Adobe PDF format, which means you will require the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in for your browser to view it. This is a standard plug-in and it is quite likely to be already installed on your computer. If not, or if you have an old version of Adobe Acrobat Reader you can download Acrobat Reader for free.

Viewing this site

This site has been designed for a screen resolution of 1024 x 800 pixels or greater. It is designed to be compatible with versions 6.0 and above of Internet Explorer, version 6.0 and above of Netscape, versions 7.0 and above of Opera and versions 1.0 and above of Firefox.

With different browsers or older versions of the browsers listed you should still be able to access the information on this site but the appearance of the site may be affected. To obtain an up-to-date version of your browser, please connect to the manufacturer's website and follow their instructions.

You can download Firefox for free from: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Using this site

The main navigation menu is on the right of all pages and contains links to all the important areas of the site. The first section contains links to the core information on the site. The second section contains 'short cuts' to key pieces of information. All of this information can also be accessed by following the main navigation menu.

Before you can access some areas of the site, you will need to log in. To receive log in details you will need to complete the registration form which is very simple and doesn't incur any charges.

If you are using an old browser, a screen reader or a text browser, you will be presented with links at the top of all pages: one that will take you straight to the content on that page, and another to take you to the site map.