Accessibility

Font re-sizing

To change the font size on this website modify your browser settings.

Internet Explorer 5+ (PC)
Select "View" from your browser's toolbar, choose "Text Size" and the sub-menu appears with the text size options. Choose a larger size than your current option (marked with a bullet point).

Access Keys

This site supports access keys for increased navigation ability. Access keys are navigation devices that allow you to browse the web site using your keyboard. They can be used to quickly navigate to different sections of the site.

More in depth information about access keys can be found at Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V1.0 (WCAG).

Below is a full listing of the access keys and how to use them on our site.

Available Access Keys
0 - Accessibility page (this page)
1 - About Us
2 - Fundraising
3 - News
4 - Find Out More
5 - Get Involved
6 - Donate Now
7 - Site map
8 - Contact us

How to use Access Keys

Internet Explorer 5+ (PC)
Hold down the ALT key, press the number or letter of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER

Internet Explorer 4 (PC)
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

Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac)
Not supported

Netscape 7 (PC)
Hold down the ALT key and press the number or letter of the access key

Mozilla (PC)
Hold down the ALT key and press the number or letter of the access key

Mozilla (Mac)
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number or letter of the access key

Safari and Omniweb (Mac)
Hold down the CTRL key and press the number or letter of the access key

Accessibility Guidelines

This site has been built to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V1.0 (WCAG), published by the World Wide Web Consortium.

We have checked our site against the WCAG checklist, and we believe that every page within our site meets all applicable Priority 1 and 2 checkpoints, and as such, meets the WAI 'AA' requirements. Click here to view the WCAG checklist.

Reporting problems

If you have a problem accessing the site, please click here to email us about your problem or use access key 9. We will do our best to assist you and solve your problem. Your comments also help us to improve accessibility on our site.