Accessibility

The accessibility toolbar

Every page carries a floating accessibility button in the bottom-left corner. Open it to turn on the options that suit you. Your choices are remembered on this device and applied straight away, on every page, until you turn them off.

• Larger text: step the whole site up one or two sizes.
• High contrast: darker text and clearer links for easier reading.
• Underline links: make every link stand out from the surrounding text.
• Readable font: swap to a plainer, more legible typeface with a little more spacing.
• Pause motion: stop animations and movement across the site.
• Highlight focus: a bold outline that follows the keyboard as you tab through the page.

A Reset button clears all of your choices at once. The toolbar is fully keyboard operable, and none of it relies on any outside service.

What we have built into the site

We have aimed this website at the principles of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA. We do not hold a formal accessibility certification or audit, but we have designed and tested toward these goals:

• If your device asks for reduced motion, the site honours it automatically, before you touch the toolbar.
• Text colours are chosen for contrast against their backgrounds, with the high-contrast option available on top.
• The layout adapts to phones, tablets and desktops, so nothing is cut off or trapped off-screen.
• Meaningful photographs carry alternative text; decorative icons are marked so they do not add noise.
• Proper headings and page landmarks so screen readers can move through content in a sensible order.
• A logical tab order and visible focus states so the site can be used without a mouse.

Tell us if something is not working

If any part of this website is difficult to use, or the accessibility options are not doing what you need, we want to know. Your feedback helps us fix it.

Send us feedback