| Accessibility
Welcome to our new House of Hearing website. This website has been
designed to be as accessible to as many users as possible. This
has been done by following the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C)
Accessibility Initiative (WAI) accessibility guidelines to Priority
level 1 and as such we feel we can display the logo which can be
seen at the bottom of the page.
We hope that the main graphical site is robust and flexible enough
to meet the needs of most of our users. However we have also included
a text only version of the site.
Bigger Text
If you need to change the size of the text or the colours on the
page, most Internet browsers will allow users to change the background
and text colours (as well as the colour of hyperlinks) and to change
font size. However when changing your browser settings, keep this
information in mind:
Bigger text means less information on the screen at one time and
more scrolling.
Don't select the same colour for background and text, as this will
make your pages invisible.
You may need to click on the "Refresh" or "Reload"
button for changes to take effect.
Click on your browser name to find out how to change the settings:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4
Netscape Navigator 6
Netscape Navigator 4
AOL 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Improving Colour Contrast
From the menu bar at the top, pull down the Tools menu.
Select Internet Options.
Click on the Accessibility button that is near the bottom.
Check the box next to "Ignore colours specified on web pages".
Click on OK once to return to the options menu.
Click on the Colours button that is near the bottom.
Deselect "Use Windows colours" (click to get rid of the
check mark in the box).
Click on the colour that you wish to modify (text, background or
links).
Click on the desired colour from the colour palette.
Click on OK once to return to the Colours menu.
Click on OK again when you've completed your modifications/
With the second click, the colours on your screen should change.
Experiment with a variety of combinations until you find the one
that is most comfortable for reading on-screen.
Increasing Font Size
From the menu bar at the top, pull down the View menu.
Select Text Size.
There are 5 choices, ranging from smallest to largest.
Select a new font style.
Again, some experimentation is necessary.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4
Improving Colour Contrast
From the menu bar at the top, pull down the view menu.
Select Internet Options.
Click on the Colours button that is near the bottom.
Deselect "Use Windows colours" (click to get rid of the
check mark in the box).
Click on the colour that you wish to modify (text, background or
links).
Click on the desired colour from the colour palette.
Click on OK once to return to the Colours menu.
Click on OK again when you've completed your modifications.
With the second click, the colours on your screen should change.
Experiment with a variety of combinations until you find the one
that is most comfortable for reading on-screen.
Increasing Font Size
From the menu bar at the top, pull down the View menu.
Select Internet Options.
Click on the Font button that is near the bottom.
Use the pull-down Font Size menu to select a new size. There are
5 choices, ranging from smallest to largest.
Use the pull-down Proportional Font menu to select a new font style.
When you've made your selections, click on the OK button.
Again, some experimentation is necessary.
Netscape Navigator 6
Improving Colour Contrast
From the menu bar at the top, pull down the Edit menu.
Select Preferences.
Click on Colours, which is listed under Appearances on the left
side of the dialog box.
Deselect "system colours"(click to get rid of the check
mark in the box).
Click on the colour that you wish to modify (text, background or
links).
Click on the desired colour from the colour palette.
Click OK.
Increasing Font Size
From the menu bar at the top, pull down the Edit menu.
Select Preferences.
Click on Fonts, which is listed under Appearances.
Choose a font size from the options listed.
Click on the desired font size from the pull-down menu.
Click OK.
You have many options when it comes to font size. Try a couple
of different sizes in order to determine the best for you.
Netscape Navigator 4
Improving Colour Contrast
If you are using Netscape 4, you will not be able to change the
text colour, but you can still vary the contrast by changing the
background colour.
From the menu bar at the top, pull down the Edit menu.
Select Preferences.
Double-click on Colours, which is listed under APPEARANCES. (If
Colours does not appear, double-click on Appearances, which should
bring up Colours).
Deselect "Use Windows colours" (click to get rid of the
check mark in the box).
Click on the colour that you wish to modify (text, background or
links).
Click on the desired colour from the colour palette.
Click OK once to return to the Colours menu.
Click OK again when you've completed your modifications.
With the second click, the colours on your screen should change.
Experiment with a variety of combinations until you find the one
that is most comfortable for reading on-screen.
Once you've tested and selected the combination that gives you
the easiest legibility, you can select (click on) "Always use
my colours, overriding document."
Increasing Font Size
To increase the font size hold down control and press the ] (close
square bracket) key.
To decrease the font size hold down control and press the [( open
square bracket) key.
AOL 4.0
Increasing Text Size
Under "My AOL" in the AOL Toolbar, select "Preferences".
Then click on the "WWW" icon in the scrolling list on
the left.
On the right, click on "Advanced Settings". A dialog
box will appear with a collecting of controls on the right and a
column of options on the left.
Select the option called "Browser Display" on the left.
You can set the "Text Size" to "Large" or "Largest"
for more comfortable reading.
Click the "OK" button in the Advanced Settings dialog
box and then click the "OK" button in the Preferences
dialog box to make your new settings take effect.
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