Corporate - Accessibility

VisitBritain has developed this website to serve the largest possible audience by addressing the needs of people and systems with differing abilities. The site conforms to the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium, levels 1 and 2 (W3C Web Content Accessibility (www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/full-checklist.html)), and is follows with the guidelines defined by the UK e-Government Unit (www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/e-government/resources/handbook/introduction.asp).

Useful sites 

Accessibility Standards:
- W3C Web Content Accessibility (www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/full-checklist.html)
- e-Government Unit

(www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/e-government/resources/handbook/introduction.asp)
How to change your browser settings:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 (www.microsoft.com/enable/training/ie5/default.aspx), Internet Explorer 6 (www.microsoft.com/enable/training/ie6/default.aspx)
- Opera (www.opera.com/features/access/)
- Netscape (www.ziskadesigns.co.uk/nntests.html)

Assistive technology
- Online Lynx Viewer (www.delorie.com/web/lynxview.html): online text browser Lynx.
- JAWS screen reader (www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_jaws.asp): download a free trial copy of the screen reader Jaws.
- Magic screen magnification (www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_magic.asp): information on screen magnification software. 
- Window-Eyes: screen reader software.