JISC RSC Northern Accessibility Statement

We have made our best endeavour to ensure this website is both usable and accessible. We would like all visitors to the site to be able to find the information they are after as easily as possible. If you find a problem with using the site please contact us support@rsc-northern.ac.uk

Usability and Accessibility features of the RSC Northern site

There are a number of features that may help in navigating around the site:

The navigation list on the left of all pages shows each section of the site. There are also, different, navigation links towards the top of the page in the form of horzontal tabs that can be selected.

Returning to the home page - When you want to return to the home page, you can click on the Home Link which is the very first link on every page. The link is part of the JISC RSC Northern logo at the top left of each page.

Each option in the navigation list on the left and in the tabs has a text hint to explain the content found in that section or page. To see the text hint, move your mouse over the link and wait for a couple of seconds. The text hint should appear.

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 'content' link as one of the first entries on the page. If you select this link you will be taken straight to the page content.

Changing the text size

Increasing the size of the text - If you prefer the font size on the RSC Northern 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:

• Firefox
• Internet Explorer
• Opera
• Netscape

Mozilla Firefox Version 1.5 and above

You change font size by:

• selecting 'View' from the menu bar, and,
• selecting 'Text Size' and
• increasing or decreasing the text size as necessary

For a shortcut key for this action press the two keys CTRL and + to increase the text size or CTRL and - to decrease it.

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' then,
• select the size you want from the list.

Or:

• 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

If you have a wheel on your mouse you can also increase and decrease the size of the text by:

• press and hold the "CTRL" key, then move the wheel up and down to change the size of the text.

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.