Accessibility Statement

We have endeavoured to make this site usable and accessible. We would like all visitors to be able find the information they are looking for quickly and easily.

If you find a problem in using this site, please tell us.

Usability and Accessibility features of the KDC site
When using this site, you will find a number of features that will help you to find the information you are looking for:

Finding your place in the site
The navigation list on the left of all pages shows each section of the site. The section heading is repeated at the top of each page. If a section has more than one page you will find links to a section's pages underneath the title.

Returning to the home page
When you want to return to the home page, you can click on the Home Link (at the top of the navigation on every page).

Increasing the size of the text
If you prefer the font size on the KDC pages to be larger or smaller, you can control this using your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to change the size of the font displayed on the screen either permanently or temporarily. How you increase the font depends upon what browser you are using. Examples of how to increase or decrease fonts in several popular browsers follows:

Internet Explorer
Opera
Netscape

Internet Explorer Version 5.5 and above

Provides 5 font sizes (largest, larger, medium, smaller, and smallest). Medium is the default size.

You change font size by

selecting View from the menu bar, and,
selecting Text Size from the View menu, then,
select the size you want from the list.

press and hold the "Alt" key, then
type "V" and "X", then
release "Alt" key, then
select the size you want from the list

The font size you select will remain in effect until you select a different size.

Opera Version 6.0 and above

You increase or decrease the displayed font size by

press and hold the "Alt" key, then
type "V" and "Z", then
release "Alt" key, then
select the size you want from the list

The following shortcut keys also resize the displayed font:

Type "0" (number zero) to increase font size
Type "9" to decrease the font size
Type "6" to reset the font size back to the beginning.

Your selected font size will remain in effect until you close Opera.

Netscape Navigator Version 4.7x and above

Allows users to increase or decrease font size with shortcut keys.

To increase the displayed font size,

hold down the "Ctrl" key and press the "]" key.
Font size will increase immediately.
If you want to increase the size further simply press the "]" key while still holding down the "Ctrl" key.

To decrease the displayed font size,

hold down the "Ctrl" key and press the "[" key.
The font size will decrease immediately.
If you want to decrease the size further simply press the "[" key while still holding down the "Ctrl" key.

Your selected font size will remain in effect until you close Netscape.

Visit your browser's help feature for additional information on this and other browser related topics.

Skipping the navigation
If you are using an audio browser and don't wish to have the navigation read out to you on any page, we have included a 'skip navigation' link as one of the first entries on the page. If you select this link you will be taken straight to the page heading, and then the page content.

Accessibility & usability standards
Making a site accessible to everyone who wants to use it is important, and we have tried to ensure that our site is completely accessible to all.