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Accessibility

The Repositories Support Project (RSP) strives to ensure that content on this site is perceivable to as many people as possible. To this end, some content is duplicated. For example, where a presentation is posted, a paper giving more details may also be available, or an mp3 recording of the presentation. If there is anything that you feel unable to access, in any of the forms available then please contact us at support@rsp.ac.uk.

Finding your place in the site

The horizontal navigation bar at the top of each page links to each of the website's main sections. The relevant section headings are repeated in the vertical side menus, with links to the section's sub-pages lisked underneath.

The "Breadcrumbs" display below the horizontal navigation bar indicates your current position in the web page hierarchy. The higher-level pages are given as links so that you skip back to them quickly.

Increasing the size of the text

If you prefer the font size on the pages to be larger (or smaller), you can control this using your browser settings - either permanently or temporarily. How you increase the font depends upon what browser you are using. Below are the commands for popular browsers:

BrowserMenu OptionsShort Cuts
Internet
Explorer 7
Page > Text Size > [size]Alt-P > X > [size]
Internet
Explorer 5/6
View > Text Size > [size]Alt-V > X > [size]
Mozilla FirefoxView > Text Size > Increase/DecreaseCtrl + or Ctrl -
NetscapeView > Text Zoom > [% value]Alt-V > Z > [%value]
OperaView > Zoom > [% value]+ or -
SafariView > Make Text Bigger/Smaller 

For other browsers, you should, In general, under under 'View' (Alt-V) on the main menu an option labelled: 'Text Size', 'Font Size', or something similar. At this point, it should be obvious which sub-option you require.

If you have a wheel on your mouse you may also be able to increase and decrease the size of the text by holding down the "Ctrl" key, and then moving the wheel up and down.

The font size you select will normally remain in effect until you select a different size.

Visit your browser's help feature for additional information on this and other browser related topics.

Style Sheet Issues

All pages on this site feature CSS [Cascading Style Sheets]. Some older versions of browsers do not support all features in CSS and as a consequence you might experience irregularities in the design.

Sample pages from his site has been tested using:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
  • Mozilla Firefox 1.5

and validated using the W3C Markup Validation Service.