All of our content is checked for Plain English, and we aim to use a written style which is straightforward and understandable.

• Disability Strategy
• Online Translations
• Access Keys
• Listen To The Website - Readspeaker
• Changing Text Size
• Text Only

Disability Strategy

We recognise that people are not just disabled by their condition or impairment, it is the way society is organised which disables and prevents people with disabilities from taking part in everyday activities. We are therefore committed to identifying and removing any practices and procedures that disadvantage disabled people wherever this is practical and reasonable within the terms of the Disability Discrimination Act.

Access Keys

If you have difficulty in using a mouse or similar devices, you can use keyboard shortcuts. Broxtowe NWInfo follows the Government access key system and information on how to use each of the keyboard shortcuts available is below.

Access keys can be used via a keyboard as an alternative form of navigation.

• For a Windows based system, press the 'Alt' key combined with the access key, then followed by pressing the 'Enter' key.
• For a Macintosh based system, press the 'Ctrl' key combined with the access key, then followed by pressing the 'Enter' key.

The table below displays the main access keys on the Website:

Notes:

The access keys conform to the UK Government access keys standard.

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Changing Text, Colours and Pictures in your Browser

The majority of web browsers (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator etc.) allow you to choose the text sizes, styles and colours, and the background colours of web pages displayed on your computer. Consult your browser documentation for further and more specific details.

Change the size of the text:

1. Select ‘Internet Options’ from the View or Tools menu depending on your browser.
2. Click on the ‘Accessibility’ button.
3. Check the ‘Ignore fonts now showing on web pages’ box so that it now shows a tick.
4. Click ‘OK’ twice to close Internet Options.
5. Select the View option from the Menu bar.
6. Select the Text Size option and choose your preferred text size.

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Change the type of text:

1. Select ‘Internet Options’ from the View or Tools menu depending on your browser.
2. Click on the ‘Fonts’ button, choose your font from the drop-down menu under Web Page Font option and click ‘OK’. Arial is one of the easiest fonts to read.

Change the colour of the text or the background:

1. Select ‘Internet Options’ from the View or Tools menu depending on your browser.
2. Click on the ‘Colours’ button and un-check the ticked Use Windows colours box.
3. To change the colour of the text, choose your colour from the palette and click ‘OK’.

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Removing the images:

1. Select ‘Internet Options’ from the View or Tools menu depending on your browser.
2. Select the Advanced tab at the top right hand corner of the box.
3. Scroll down to the Multimedia heading.
4. Uncheck the Show Pictures box.

Click the ‘Apply’ button and then the ‘OK’ button to save your settings.

Text Only Version

This website can be viewed in a Text Only format, leaving out all graphics. Please be aware that the website will look a lot different to the graphics version.

Click here to change this page to Text Only version. You can then navigate your way through the rest of the website.

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Online Translations

The entire NWInfo website can be translated from English into

• Dutch
• German
• Greek
• Italian
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
  

using the free facilities provided by AltaVista Babel Fish Translation. Just click on Babel Fish and select the required language. To translate the NWInfo website, enter the following web address in the "Translate a Web Page" field.

Please be aware that translation is understandable but not perfect.

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Listen To The Website - Readspeaker

Readspeaker makes websites talk. It is easy to use and easy to implement – just click on the text on the top banner to start. ReadSpeaker is free to use and does not require any downloads. All you need is a computer with Internet connection, a sound card and speakers or headphones that are connected to the sound card.

Readspeaker is able to read the folloiwng formats:

• Word files (.doc)
• HTML files (htm, html, asp, php, jsp)
• Rich Text Format (.rtf)
• PDF files (.pdf)
• ASCII text (.txt)

When you click on the Listen Here text the web browser will show two frames. In an upper frame a panel with buttons is shown.

• Text - reads the text content
• Text + Links - reads the text and the numbered link list
• Links - reads a numbered link list
• Stop - stops the reading
• Exit - exits Readspeaker
• Help - presents a help page
• Save - saves the audio file on your computer.
• Go - where you can write the number or the link text of a link which you wish to go to

and the lower frame shows the webpage.

Visit the Readspeaker website: www.readspeaker.com

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