Accessibility

Our website is being built to try and reach W3C Standards as much as possible. This involves using clear labelling so users know where a link or button is taking them and the type and size of documents they are downloading. We have also used a clear design that takes account of people with visual impairments.
We've attempted to use Plain English throughout the site to increase accessibility. A Sitemap link is available of each section of the website or you can access it by clicking here

PDF

Many of our publications such as newsletters and forms are currently only available as PDF (Portable Document Format) files.

Text Size

You can increase the size of the text on our web pages by reconfiguring your web browser, as follows: Select 'View' in your browser menu, then 'select text size/larger' or increase font. We set our text to be Font size 14 and Arial which meets accessibility standards.

Colour

We do use colour to convey vital information.

All relevant images have text descriptions explaining what the image is about. This description will be read out by screen readers, and will be displayed if you hover your cursor over the image. Please note: As stated on the Microsoft website - The new Internet Browser 'Internet Explorer 8' does not read descriptive text any longer however if you go into compatibility mode it will read descriptions for pictures.

All links to other websites will open up a new browser window. (Relevant links state that they will open in a new window). To return to the Care Quality Commission's website after following an external link, you would need to close the new browser window.

You may use the 'arrow' keys to scroll up and down a page. You may also use the 'tab' key to move from one link to the next, in sequence, then press the 'return' or 'enter' key to select a link. You may use the 'backspace' key to go back to the previous page.

The SIL Website has been designed to work with Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8. We are currently testing the website with Mozilla Firefox. The SIL Website is being tested on Apples Safari Browser. This website may not operate correctly on Google Chrome and has not been tested at this time.

iPhone and Smartphone Devices
The SIL website has been checked and is compatible with both Windows Mobile and iphone devices containing the Safari web browser.