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Although the site contains over 200
pages of information, we have created clear and consistent navigation,
with main sections available on every page.
We have also made sure that this
website complies with all relevant standards, so that information is
available to those using non-standard browsers. We have been
particularly careful to ensure that the text-size across the whole of
the site can be adjusted, to help those with low vision. We have
also been careful to choose colors which provide enough contrast that
the content remains readable by color-blind visitors, and have tested
this using color filters.
These instructions will help you
increase the text size of the web page you are viewing either by
increasing the text size of your web browser (Internet Explorer or
Netscape) or by magnifying your computer's display.
First, please check the Accessibility
setting on you computer to be sure that it is set to "ignore website
font sizes". Follow these steps to disable website font size control, if
needed:
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When the website is open, from the
menu bar at the top of the screen, select the "Tool" menu.
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Scroll down to choose "Internet
Options". Click on "Accessibility", which is located in the lower
right hand corner.
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Click on the box for "Ignore font
SIZES set on web pages". Then, click on OK.
With this Accessibility feature
enabled, you will be able to use the following instructions to select
the font size that is best for your viewing.
These instructions are categorized
according to operating system (PC/Windows or Apple/Mac):
PC/WINDOWS
Increasing The Text Size For
Windows (PC) Internet Explorer 6.0 (PC)
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From the menu bar at the top of the
screen, select the View menu.
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Scroll down to choose Text Size.
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Choose larger to incrementally
increase the size.
Netscape 6.2 (PC)
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From the menu bar at the top of the
screen, select the View menu.
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Scroll down to choose Text Size
(100%). [In earlier versions of Netscape, choose Increase Font Size.]
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Choose larger to incrementally
increase the size, or choose a percentage increase.
Magnify The Display On The
Computer For Windows (PC)
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Click the Start menu located on the
bottom left hand side of the screen.
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Scroll up to [All] Programs, then
over and up to Accessories, then to Accessibility, and then click on
Magnifier.
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Alternately, click on the Start
menu, choose Run..., type "Magnify" and click OK. This will open up
Window's Magnify program. Click on the help button for more
information
APPLE/MAC
Increasing The Text Size For
Macintosh Internet Explorer 5.0 (Mac)
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From the menu bar at the top of the
screen, select the View menu.
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Scroll down to choose Text Zoom.
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Choose larger to incrementally
increase the size, or choose a percentage increase.
Netscape 6.2 (Mac)
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From the menu bar at the top of the
screen, select the View menu.
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Scroll down to choose Text Size
(100%). [In earlier versions of Netscape, choose Increase Font Size.]
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Choose larger to incrementally
increase the size, or choose a percentage increase.
Magnify The Display On The
Computer For Macintosh
Mac OS 9 CloseView
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Click on the Apple Menu and point to
Control Panels, then scroll over and down and choose CloseView.
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Alternately, you can download
CloseView at the following website:
http://www.apple.com/disability/
downloads/closeview.sit
After downloading, click on the
Apple Menu and select Control Panels. Place CloseView in your Control
Panels window and restart your Mac.
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Turn CloseView on by clicking on the
"on" button. A black rectangle will appear on the screen. The area
inside the rectangle will be magnified once the magnification is
turned on.
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Select the degree of magnification
by pressing the arrows in the Magnification box. The black rectangle
will grow and shrink as the magnification is adjusted.
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When the magnification is correct,
press the "on" button in the Magnification box. The Macintosh screen
will now be magnified. Remember, the arrows will change the degree of
magnification.
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To turn the magnification off,
either click on the "off" button in the Magnification window, or press
Command-option-X simultaneously. To turn CloseView Off, completely
removing the magnification rectangle, click on the main "off" button
or press Command-Option-O simultaneously.
Magnify The Display On The
Computer For Mac OS X using Universal Access
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Click on the Apple Menu and select
System Preferences.
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In the System Preferences window
click on the Universal Access icon.
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Click Turn On Zoom. To increase (and
decrease) the magnification of your screen, press and hold the Apple
and Option keys simultaneously (to the left of the space bar on most
keyboards), then press the "+" button (to decrease the magnification,
press the "-" key). (Universal Access also provides assistance for
those with difficulty hearing or using the keyboard or mouse.)
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This site is compliant to
WAI and
Bobby guidelines, as recommended by the
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB).
Conformance to these guidelines help make the Web more accessible to
users with disabilities and benefit all users.
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This site has been designed to be
viewable using as wide a range of software and hardware as possible.
Browsers
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The site is optimized for IE5.5 and
above, on a PC.
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It has also been tested on IE5 on a
PC,. and Netscape 4 on a PC. Its appearance in these browsers is
as close to that in IE5.5 as possible.
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We have worked to ensure that the
contents can be viewed on other browsers, and platforms, although we
cannot guarantee that the site's appearance will match that of IE5.5
on the PC completely.
Screen Resolutions
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