Text Size

The council website has been specially designed to allow you to tailor the size of the text to suit you own needs.

If you find the text size on this website is too small or too large for you to read comfortably, you can change the size of the text via your browser.

The way you do this differs from browser to browser, we have included instructions for the most popular:

• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Netscape Navigator
• Mac (Opera)
• Linux

 

There is also information on the 'text only' version of the site.

 

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer

If you are using Internet Explorer, go to the menu at the top of the browser window and select View, from the list of options, select Text Size. You will see a side menu open up; select the size you wish to view the website in.

 

 

Firefox (Mozilla)

If you are using Firefox, go to the menu at the top of the browser window and select View, from the list of options, select Text Size. You will see a side menu open up; select the size you wish to view the website in.

Firefox also allows the text size to be changed with keyboard shortcuts:

• Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
• Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
• Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size

 

 

Netscape Navigator

If you are using Netscape Navigator the text size is altered via keyboard shortcuts:

• Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
• Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
• Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size
• View the page at Full Screen: F1

 

 

Apple Mac

For a computer using a Macintosh operating system

• Press Cmd and + to increase the size
• Press Cmd and - to decrease the size
• Press Cmd and 0 to go back to the default size

 

 

Linux

For a computer using a Linux operating system

• Press Ctrl and + to increase the size
• Press Ctrl and - to decrease the size
• Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the default size

 

 

Text Only

If you are still having problems reading our site we also provide a "Text Only" version of every page.

 

This is a version of the website which does not show images, other graphical information or design features.

These pages are set with a black background with large yellow text - a guideline colour scheme recommended by the RNIB .

To access the text only site you will find a link on every page:

 

Just below the header image:

If you would like to discuss our approach to accessibility on the site, make a comment or pass on any suggestions, please feel free to contact us.