ACCESSIBILITY

The below web accessibility guidelines explain the many ways you can adjust your computer, browser, keyboard and mouse settings to make the Oxford West End website more accessible to you. We hope it will enhance user experience and enable more visitors to perceive, understand, navigate and interact with our site.

How to change your browser settings
By default, all text on this website is set in a relatively-sized font. This means that you can resize the text easily from within your browser. If you need to, you can also change the font, font colour and background colour. Instructions for the most common browser types are provided below:

  • Internet Explorer 7 for Windows
  • Internet Explorer 5 / 6 for Windows
  • Internet Explorer for OS X
  • Internet Explorer for OS 8 and 9
  • Firefox 3
  • Firefox 1.5 / 2
  • Firefox pre 1.5
  • Opera 10
  • Opera 8 / 9
  • Opera 8 / 9 for OS X
  • Opera pre 8
  • Safari
  • Google Chrome

Adobe Acrobat and accessibility
This site uses Adobe Reader (previously known as Acrobat) to display PDF documents. If you have trouble using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe also provides advice on how to configure your Reader, and a free download of the Accessible Adobe Reader. For more information visit the Adobe Acrobat accessibility section.

Assistive Technology
There are a number of different softwares available to help people with various difficulties to use websites. Below are just a few examples.

  • NVDA: free open-source screen reader
  • iZoom: screen magnifier (Windows 2000 and higher only)
  • Online Lynx Viewer
  • JAWS screen reader
  • Magic screen magnification

INTERNET EXPLORER 7
To Zoom the screen use keyboard shortcuts 'Ctrl' + '+' or 'Ctrl' + '-' to zoom in or out.
To change the text size:

  • Click on the page menu
  • Select Text Size
  • Select your option

The default is medium. Alternatively, if you have a mouse with a wheel you can hold the CTRL key on your keyboard whilst scrolling up or down with the wheel to alter the text size.
To change the font and colour settings:

  • Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
  • Select the Accessibility Option and click the three boxes displayed under formatting, so that they are now showing ticks
  • Follow the instructions below to change font and colours

To change the font:

  • Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
  • Click on the Fonts button
  • Choose your font from the drop-down menu under Web page font and click the OK button; Arial or Verdana are two of the easiest fonts to read

To change text or background colours:

  • Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
  • Click on the Colours button and un-tick the box next to Use Windows colours
  • To change the colour of the text, click on the button to the right of Text, choose your colour from the palette and click OK
  • To change the colour of the background, click on the button to the right of Background, choose your colour from the palette and click OK

To remove images:

  • Select Internet Options from the Tools menu
  • Select the Advanced tab at the top right hand corner of the box
  • Scroll down to the Multimedia heading
  • Un-tick the box next to Show Pictures
  • Click on the Apply button and then click on the OK button

INTERNET EXPLORER 5/6
To change the text size:

  • Click on View in the top menu toolbar
  • Select Text Size
  • Select your option

The default is medium. Alternatively, if you have a mouse with a wheel you can hold the CTRL key on your keyboard whilst scrolling up or down with the wheel to alter the text size.
To change the font and colour settings:

  • Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu - this will depend on your browser version
  • Select the Accessibility Option and click the three boxes displayed under formatting, so that they are now showing ticks
  • Follow the instructions below to change font and colours

To change the font:

  • Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu depending on your browser version
  • Click on the Fonts button
  • Choose your font from the drop-down menu under Web page font and click the OK button; Arial or Verdana are two of the easiest fonts to read

To change text or background colours:

  • Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu depending on your browser version
  • Click on the Colours button and un-tick the box next to Use Windows colours
  • To change the colour of the text, click on the button to the right of Text, choose your colour from the palette and click OK
  • To change the colour of the background, click on the button to the right of Background, choose your colour from the palette and click OK

To remove images:

  • Select Internet Options from the View OR the Tools menu depending on your browser
  • Select the Advanced tab at the top right hand corner of the box
  • Scroll down to the Multimedia heading
  • Un-tick the box next to Show Pictures
  • Click on the Apply button and then click on the OK button.

INTERNET EXPLORER FOR MAC OS X
To Zoom the screen using keyboard shortcuts:
Use keyboard shortcuts 'Apple' + '+' or 'Apple' + '-' to zoom in or out
To change the text size using the menu:

  • Click on the View menu with the mouse
  • Hover your mouse over Text Zoom and choose a different text size from the listed options

To change the font and colour settings:

  • Click on the Explorer menu
  • Click on Preferences
  • If you cannot see a list of bulleted options under Web Browser click the arrow next to Web Browser to expand the options list, or highlight Web Browser using the up arrow and then press 'Apple' + 'Right arrow' key to expand the options

To change the font:

  • Click the Language/Fonts section with the mouse or press the down arrow until it is highlighted
  • Under Fonts and Size click on the box next to Size and select the font size you want
  • Select the fonts you want to use; Arial or Verdana are two of the easiest fonts to read

To change text or background colours:

  • Click the Web Content section or press the down arrow until it is highlighted
  • To change the colour of the text, click on the button to the right of Text, choose your colour from the palette and click OK
  • To change the colour of the background, click on the button to the right of Background, choose your colour from the palette and click OK
  • Repeat for Read Links and Unread Links if you wish
  • When you have changed all the colours required, uncheck the checkbox next to Page Specify Colors

INTERNET EXPLORER for MAC OS 8 and 9
To change the text size using keyboard shortcuts:
Use keyboard shortcuts 'Apple' + '+' or 'Apple' + '-' to zoom in or out
To change the text size using the menu:

  • Click on the View menu with the mouse
  • Hover your mouse over Text Zoom and choose a different text size from the listed options

To change the font and colour settings:

  • Click on the Edit menu
  • Click on Preferences
  • If you cannot see a list of bulleted options under Web Browser click the arrow next to Web Browser to expand the options list or highlight Web Browser using the up arrow and then press 'Apple' + 'Right arrow' key to expand the options

To change the font:

  • Click the Language/Fonts section with the mouse or press the down arrow until it is highlighted
  • Under Fonts and Size click on the box next to Size and select the font size you want
  • Select the fonts you want to use; Arial or Verdana are two of the easiest fonts to read

To change text or background colours:

  • Click the Web Content section or press the down arrow until it is highlighted
  • To change the colour of the text, click on the button to the right of Text, choose your colour from the palette and click OK
  • To change the colour of the background, click on the button to the right of Background, choose your colour from the palette and click OK
  • Repeat for Read Links and Unread Links if you wish
  • When you have changed all the colours required, uncheck the checkbox next to Page Specify Colors

If you need further help visit the Microsoft Help and Support site.

FIREFOX 3
To zoom the screen (this will make text and images larger):

  • Click on View in the top menu toolbar
  • Then select Zoom
  • Then select Zoom In, Zoom Out or Reset
  • Alternatively you can use keyboard shortcuts 'Ctrl' + '+' or 'Ctrl' + '-' to zoom in or out ('Apple' + '+' or 'Apple' + '-' if you are using a Mac)
  • 'Ctrl' + '0' returns the zoom level to normal ('Apple' + '0' if you are using a Mac)

To increase text size only without zooming images:

  • Click on View in the top menu toolbar
  • Then select Zoom
  • Then select Zoom Text Only. You can then use the Zoom In, Zoom Out and Reset options without affecting the image size

To change the font and colour settings:
All major changes are done by selecting Options from the Tools menu

  • Select Content from the top menu in the Options window
  • Use the Fonts & Colours area of the window to select the default font and size
  • Use the Advanced button for more font options
  • Use the Colours button to change colours on links, backgrounds etc

FIREFOX 1.5/2
To change the text size:

  • Click on View in the top menu toolbar
  • Then select Text Size or Text Zoom
  • Alternatively you can use keyboard shortcuts 'Ctrl' + '+' or 'Ctrl' + '-' to increase or decrease the text size ('Apple' + '+' or 'Apple' + '-' if you are using a Mac)
  • 'Ctrl' + '0' returns the text size to normal ('Apple' + '0' if you are using a Mac)

To change the font and colour settings:
All major changes are done by selecting Options from the Tools menu

  • Select Content from the top menu in the Options window
  • Use the Fonts & Colours area of the window to select the default font and size
  • Use the Advanced button for more font options
  • Use the Colours button to change colours on links, backgrounds etc

For Mac users:

  • Click the Firefox menu
  • Click on Preferences
  • Make sure the Content tab is selected if not click on it
  • Use the Fonts & Colours area of the window to select the default font and size
  • Use the Advanced button for more font options
  • Use the Colours button to change colours on links, backgrounds etc

FIREFOX PRE 1.5
To change the text size:

  • Click on View in the top menu toolbar
  • Then select Text Size or Text Zoom
  • Alternatively you can use keyboard shortcuts 'Ctrl' + '+' or 'Ctrl' + '-' to increase or decrease the text size

To change the font and colour settings:
All major changes are done by selecting Options from the Tools menu

  • Select General from the Left Hand bar
  • Select the button Fonts & colors from the right hand section and make your changes. From here you can change Fonts, colours, link colours, background colours etc

You will find there is much better accessibility support on the latest version of Firefox. For more Firefox accessibility help see Access Firefox.

OPERA 10:
To zoom the screen (this will make text and images larger):

  • Click the zoom bar in the lower right side of the screen
  • Select or write how much you would like to zoom
  • Alternatively you can use the - and + keyboard shortcuts to decrease and increase the zoom level (some versions may require Shift + +)

OPERA 8/9
To zoom the screen (this will make text and images larger):

  • Select the View option from the menu bar
  • Select the Zoom option
  • Then select the zoom level you wish to use
  • Alternatively you can use the - and + keyboard shortcuts to decrease and increase the zoom level (some versions may require Shift + +)

OPERA 8/9 for OS X
To zoom the screen (this will make text and images larger):

  • Increase or decrease the zoom level using the numberpad '+' (or '0') and '-' (or '9') keys. Each press will change the zoom by 10%

To increase or decrease the size of the text permanently:

  • Click on the Opera menu
  • Click on Preferences or press 'Apple' + ','
  • Click on the Web Page tab or press 'Alt' + 'Tab'
  • Click on the Page Zoom option box and select your zoom size or press the Tab key twice to select the page zoom option box and use the up and down arrow keys to select your zoom size
  • Click OK or press Enter to return to Opera

OPERA PRE 8
To change the text size:

  • Click on File in the top menu toolbar
  • Click on Preferences, then (in the left-hand Category section of the dialogue box) Documents
  • Specify the font-size you require in the Minimum Font Size (pixels) option

If you need further help see Opera Tips.

SAFARI
To change the text size:

  • Click on the page icon to the right of the address bar to Control the current page
  • Use the Make Text Bigger and Make Text Smaller menu items
  • Alternatively you can use keyboard shortcuts 'Ctrl' + '+' or 'Ctrl' + '-' to increase or decrease the text size ('Apple' + '+' or 'Apple' + '-' for Mac users)
  • 'Ctrl' + '0' returns the text size to normal ('Apple' + '0' for Mac users)

GOOGLE CHROME
To zoom the screen (this will make text and images larger):

  • Go the View menu
  • Then select Zoom
  • Then select Larger, Normal or Smaller
  • Alternatively you can use keyboard shortcuts 'Ctrl' + '+' or 'Ctrl' + '-' to zoom in or out
  • 'Ctrl' + '0' returns the text size to normal

If you need further help, visit the UserFocus website to find out about the wide range of specialised web accessibility tools that are now available.