Accessibility

Our aim is to make our website as accessible as possible to the widest range of visitors and customers. We aim to communicate as effectively as possible. The ability of users, whatever their needs, to access and navigate our site is of paramount importance to us.

This means considering the specific needs of those with visual, or physical impairments, learning difficulties or other forms of disability. In addition it means having an understanding of different browser technologies. Our site has been produced to meet current best practices and guidelines.

The benefits of this approach:

• The site is accessible to as wide an audience as possible and across a variety of technologies.
• The site meet guidelines for individuals who may have additional needs in using the web.
• The site loads quicker and use less bandwidth.

All web sites that are owned by UK businesses need to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act and The DDA. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was introduced with the intention of comprehensively tackling the discrimination which many disabled people face. The part of the DDA that states web sites must be made accessible came into force on 1 October 1999 and the Code of Practice for this section of the Act was published on 27 May 2002.