Accessibility

Text size and colour

Can I change font sizes and the colours of the website?

Yes. This may be useful for you if you have low vision, and need larger fonts or high contrast colours. You can change the font size, style and colour, and choose an alternative colour for links. You can also change background and foreground colours.

How do I do that on a PC?

• if you are using Internet Explorer on a PC, select the View menu at the top of your window.
• to change font size, scroll down and select the Text size option.
• to ignore font and background colours choose the Internet options from the Tools menu at the top of the window.
• on the general tab of the window that appears, click the Accessibility button.
• this takes you to a menu where you can choose to ignore the way the page is formatted.
• then return to the Internet options menu, and use the Colours and Fonts buttons to set your preferences.

How do I do that on an Apple Mac?

• from Internet Explorer, select Preferences from the Edit menu at the top of the window.
• click on Web content and uncheck the Show style sheets option.
• return to the list of preferences and choose Web browser.

• click on Language/Fonts and choose the size you need.

Keyboard navigation

Do I have to use a mouse to navigate the website?

No. Use your arrow keys to scroll up or down the page. You can use your Tab key to move between links, and press Return or Enter to select one. To go back to the previous page, use the Backspace key.

Accesskey information

• accesskey= 3 - Jump to Site Map.
• accesskey= 4 - Jump to Search.
• accesskey= 9 - Jump to Contact Us.
• accesskey= 0 - Jump to Accessibility Statement
• accesskey= S - Jump to main content.
• accesskey= N - Jump to navigation menu.

PDF accessibility

Is there anything I can do to make PDF documents more accessible?

Useful information about services to make Acrobat documents more accessible is provided on Adobe's website.

• Adobe Acrobat support
• Adobe accessibility.

Downloading documents

What formats are downloadable documents provided in?

Downloadable documents on this site are provided in a variety of formats. The most common are PDF, Word and Excel.

What if I don't have the software to open the document?

Most computers already have the software to open these document formats. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader (for reading PDFs), it is available from the Adobe website.

How do I save documents to my computer?

If you have a PC, right-click on the link to the document. If you use an Apple Mac, hold down the mouse button over the link. In both cases, a popup menu will then appear.

Scroll down the menu and click on 'Save target as'. You will then be asked to choose a folder on your computer where you can save the document.

Languages

Is information available in languages other than English?

Please contact us at enquiries@ic.nhs.uk or 0845 300 6016 for more details.

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