Welcome to the Accessibility Options

On this page

• Colour and text size options
• Alternative way to change colour scheme
• Alternative way to change text sizes
• Listen to our website

Text Size Options

• Standard Font
• Medium Font
• Large Font

Colour Options

• Black on White
• Black on Yellow
• Yellow on Black
• Black on Pale Blue
• Black on Pale Pink
• Black on Cream
• Reset to Standard Colours

Alternative way to change the colour scheme

The colour changer on this website requires cookies to function correctly.

However, you can set your web browser to ignore webpage colours (for all websites) and follow the settings for your computer.

In Internet Explorer:

Select the Tools menu, Internet Options. Click the Accessibility button and then tick the 'Ignore colors...' option. Click OK on both dialog boxes.

Then right click on your desktop and select Display Properties (this can also be accessed from the Control Panel). Select the Appearance tab and change the colour scheme as required.

In Firefox:

Select the Tools menu, then Options. Select the Content tab and click the Colors button. Untick the 'Allow pages to choose their own colors...' option and click OK on both dialog boxes.

Change the Windows colours, as above.

For Apple Mac:

To change the operating system colors, select the Appearance Control Panel from the options bar, then select Appearance. Select the Highlight colour drop-down menu to see the highlight colour options and the Variation colour drop-down menu to see the colour options.

Alternative way to change the text size

The text resize feature on this website requires cookies to function correctly.

However, you can change the text size (for all websites) in your browser as follows:

Internet Explorer:

Select the Tools menu, Internet Options. Click the Accessibility button and then tick the 'Ignore font sizes...' option. Click OK on both dialog boxes.

You can then change the font size using the View menu, then Text size. Select the appropriate option from the menu.

Firefox:

Select the View menu, then Text size. Select the appropriate option from the menu.

You can also hold down the Control key and scroll the mouse wheel up or down to change the text size.

Safari:

Select the View menu, then choose bigger or smaller from the menu.

You can also hold down the Apple key and press either + or -

Listen to our website

Using Browsealoud (a free computer programme) it is possible to listen to our website.

Please see the Browsealoud page for more information.