The SheffCare website is designed to be as accessible as possible to all our visitors.

We aim to meet the highest level of accessibility set out in the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines (version 2.0). Where we do not currently meet the guidelines we are working towards them.

The information on this page is intended to help you use both the website accessibility tools and the settings on your own web browser to make visiting our site as easy and enjoyable as possible.

If you experience problems accessing any part of this website or you would like to offer us feedback and suggestions on improving accessibility then please don't hesitate to email the website team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        Internet Explorer 5 and beyond (Windows): Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER

·        Internet Explorer 5and beyond (Macintosh): Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key

·        Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or 1.5 (Windows): Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key

·        Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (Windows): Hold down the ALT key and the SHIFT key and press the number of the access key

·        Mozilla Firefox (Macintosh): Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key

·        Netscape 7 (Windows): Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key

·        Netscape 6 and earlier (Windows and Macintosh): Access keys are not supported

·        Safari (Macintosh) Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number of the access key

·        Opera (Windows and Macintosh) Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the access key

 

 

You can change the text size by using the text bigger and smaller buttons provided on each page of the website.

 

To increase or decrease the text size using your browser, use the appropriate option in your browser or apply user style sheets.

 

Internet Explorer: Go to View > Text Size > Larger

Mozilla Firefox: Go to View > Text Size > Increase
         Windows shortcut: Press the Ctrl and + keys together
         Macintosh shortcut: Press the Command and + keys together

Netscape: Go to View > Text Size > Increase
         Windows shortcut: Press the Ctrl and + keys together
         Macintosh shortcut: Press the Command and + keys together

Opera: Go to View > Zoom >%
         Windows shortcut: Press the Ctrl and either + or 0 keys together
         Macintosh shortcut: Press the Command and + keys together

Safari: Go to View > Make text bigger
         Macintosh shortcut: Press the Command and + keys together

Change the colour of the text and page background

To choose your own colour scheme you can use the appropriate option in your web browser.

·        Internet Explorer: From the Tools menu, select Internet Options. Click the Colors button. Unticking the ‘Use windows colors’ box will allow you to select your preferred options

·        Firefox: From the Tools menu, select Options. Click the Colours button and select your preferred options

·        Safari: You can create a ‘style sheet’ you’re your preferred styles – visit the Safari website for advice

·        Netscape: From the Edit menu, select Preferences. In the Appearance tab, choose Colors and set your preferences

·        Opera: There are many ways to customise your settings – visit the Opera website for advice
 

The low graphics version of the website removes all background images and displays the text in a single column. Content images will still be displayed.

To view the website this way just click on the Low Graphics link provided on every page. To return to the Full Graphics version of the site use the Full Graphics link.

If you use Mozilla Firefox or Opera as your browser, you can view the site in a Low Graphics layout by changing the page style in your browser.

·        Mozilla Firefox: go to View > Page Style > No style

·        Opera: go to View > Style > User Mode
 

Some documents on this website (such as brochures and magazines) are in PDF format. To view a PDF document you will need to have Adobe Reader. You can download Adobe Reader for free. All information in our PDFs is either available elsewhere on the website or supplied in alternative formats such as a rich text document. In the future, we aim to make all PDFs accessible to screenreaders.

 

 

 

To print out a page of the website use the Print link provided on every page. If you have selected a larger text size on screen your printed page should also have larger text.

Some browsers may automatically shrink the text to fit on one page. If you find that the text has printed in too small a font to read comfortably you might find it helpful to print with the paper lengthways (landscape). You can select this option in the printer window that appears when you choose to print a page.
 

The BBC website My Web My Way has loads of useful information on how you can alter websites to suit your preferences