Accessibility
We have made every effort to make the E. coli O157 independent investigation website accessible and easy to use for everyone. This website conforms to the UK government guidelines for websites. It also follows the Worldwide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0, and we are constantly working to achieve all level double-A checkpoints.
If you do have difficulty viewing the site, there are some things you can do to make it easier.
- Altering text size
- Access keys
- Software to open documents
- Finding information on the website
- Contact Us
Altering text size
This website uses font sizes that you can control using your web browser.
You can change the text size in Microsoft Internet Explorer by selecting View > Text size followed by your preferred text size from 'Smallest' to 'Largest'. The default setting is 'Medium'.
You can change the text size in Mozilla Firefox by selecting View > Text size followed by 'Increase' or 'Decrease'. To return the text size to its default setting, select 'Normal'.
The website's fonts have been chosen for their legibility on computer screens.
Access keys
The UK Government Access Keys Standard has been applied to this site. These provide a keyboard shortcut for users wishing to go directly to specific parts of the site and help those who do not use a pointing device, such as a mouse.
- S: Skip navigation
- 1: Home page
- 0: Accessibility page
Software to open documents
This website links to documents and files in a number of formats. You may need special software to read some of these files.
The links below enable you to download free software to allow you to open these files.
Finding information on the website
You can navigate through the site using the menus at the left of every page.
If you are looking for a particular subject try typing relevant words or phrases into the website search.
On every page, the logo links back to the home page, and the left menu will contain links to other pages in the current section.