Accessibility

Access Keys

This website features “access keys”. These are shortcuts which allow you to get to certain parts of a web site quickly. They help you if you have difficulties using a mouse or prefer to use shortcuts.

We have used the UK government access key standard on the most commonly used links and help features as listed below:

• S - Skip navigation
• N - Go to navigation
• 1 - Home
• 3 - Site Map
• 9 - Contact Us

How you use the access keys depends on whether you have a PC or an Apple Mac, and also on which browser you have. See below for various combinations.

Use of Access Keys

PC, Internet Explorer 7:

Press and hold down the SHIFT and ALT keys.
Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above) and press Enter/Return key

PC, Firefox 2.0:

Press and hold down the SHIFT and ALT keys.
Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above) and press Enter/Return key

PC, Internet Explorer 5+:

Press and hold down the ALT key.
Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above) and press Enter/Return key

PC, Internet Explorer 4:

Press and hold down the ALT key.
Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)

PC, Netscape 6+:

Press and hold down the ALT key.
Then press the number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)

Apple Mac, Internet Explorer 5+:

Press and hold down the Control key.
Then press the appropriate number or letter (see the access keys as listed above) and press Enter/Return key

Apple Mac, Internet Explorer 4.5:

Access keys are not supported

Apple Mac, Netscape 6+:

Press and hold down the Control key.
Then press the appropriate number or letter (see the access keys as listed above)

Apple Mac, Netscape, earlier versions:

Access keys are not supported.