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Accessibility

The Appointments Commission is committed to making its web site as accessible as possible to users with disabilities, including users who may be blind or partially sighted.

We are continually working to improve the accessibility and usability of our content but if you are experiencing any difficulties downloading files or accessing a particular page, please contact us for assistance.

Access keys

The UK Government Access Keys Standard has been applied to this site. This means that if you have difficulty in using a mouse or similar devices, you can use keyboard shortcuts. Information on how to use each of the keyboard shortcuts available is below.

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Access key details

How to use access keys:

Internet Explorer 5+
hold down ALT and select the access key, then press ENTER.
Internet Explorer 4
hold down ALT and the access key.
Internet Explorer 5+ for Mac
hold down CTRL and select the access key.
Mozilla
hold down ALT and select the access key.
Netscape 6+
hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key.

Web design standards

Our web site has been designed to meet all the priorities in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative's 'A' standard. This is the basic requirement to ensure that most groups are able to access web documents. However our web site also meets many of the priorities in Levels 'AA' and 'AAA' which are the highest standards in accessible web design.

Alternative text

All images on this site are accompanied by alternative text which, where appropriate, identifies an image or its function. This alternative text (alt-text) is generally only visible when the browser's automatic image loading feature is turned off.

Links

All text links are written so that they make sense when read out of context.

Changing the size of the text on the screen

In Internet Explorer

Follow these steps to increase or decrease the size of the text on our site:

First set Internet Exporer to over-ride the font size set in the page with your own preference:

  1. Open the Tools menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+T.
  2. Select the Internet Options option with the mouse or by pressing O (see fig1, below).
  3. Select the Accessibility button with the mouse or by pressing Alt+E (see fig 2, below).
  4. Check the "Ignore font sizes specified on web page" checkbox with the mouse or by pressing alt+Z.
  5. Select the OK button twice with the mouse or by pressing Enter twice.

IE Options
fig 1 (Internet Explorer Internet Options dialog box)

IE Access
fig 2 (Internet Explorer Accessibility dialog box)

Then set the text to a size of your choice:

  1. Open the View menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+V.
  2. Select the Text Size option with the mouse or by pressing T.
  3. Choose your preferred text size with the mouse or by using the up and down arrow keys and pressing Enter.

The text on our website should now have changed to reflect your choice.

In Netscape Navigator

Follow these steps to increase or decrease the size of text on our site:

First set the minimum font size you want Netscape Navigator to display (Please note: If you are using Netscape v7 then this first set of steps are not necessary):

Netscape Navigator
fig 3 (Netscape Font Preferences Dialog box)

  1. Open the Edit menu with the mouse or press Alt+E
  2. Click on Preferences or press E to open the preferences dialog box.
  3. Click on, or use the arrow keys, to select the Font heading underneath the Appearance category. If you cannot see the Font heading, you may need to expand the Appearance category. Do this by either double clicking on Appearance, or selecting Appearance with the arrow keys and pressing the right arrow key (See fig 1).
  4. Using the mouse, or the Tab key, navigate to the Minimum Font Size box on the right hand side. Click on the arrow and choose a new font size, or press the up arrow, choose a new font size and press Enter.
  5. Now click OK or press Enter to return to the page you were viewing.

Then set the text to a size of your choice:

  1. Open the View menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+V.
  2. Select the Text Zoom option with the mouse or by pressing Z.
  3. Choose your preferred text size with the mouse or by using the up and down arrow keys and pressing Enter.

In Opera

Unlike Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, Opera can increase the size of images as well as text.

You can quickly increase or decrease the size of both text and graphics using the numberpad + and - keys. Each press will increase or decrease the size by 10%.

However, these changes will not be remembered next time you open Opera.

Follow these steps to increase or decrease the size of the text permanently:

  1. Open the File menu with the mouse or by pressing Alt+F.
  2. Select the Preferences option with the mouse or by pressing R.
  3. Select "Page Style" from the list with the mouse or by using the down arrow key (see fig 1, below).
  4. Select the "Default Zoom" of your choice with the mouse or by pressing Z and using the up and down arrows.
  5. Select the OK button with the mouse or by pressing Enter.