Dorset Source

Commitment to Accessibility

We are fully committed to ensuring this website meets the Web Content Accessibility Gidelines (opens in a new window) (WCAG 2.0) to AA standard to ensure people with disabilities are not excluded from accessing information and services. The design of our website includes a number of accessibility features including:

• Text to speech
• Change font size
• Change site appearance
• Translate the page using Google Translator
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Images and alt tags
• PDF Documents
• Report an accessibility problem

Listen to website content using Rok Talk

Visitors to Source may listen to the website content by using the Rok Talk facility. Rok Talk is a tool which is used to speech enable a website. It may assist the following:

• People with dyslexia
• People with a mild visual impairment
• People with low literacy and reading skills
• People for whom English is not their first language

Change font size

We have been careful to make sure that we have not fixed the size of the textual information on the website so that visitors who wish to can alter the font size on the screen to make it easier to read. This is easily done with the use of the font size tool available in the header of every page.

It is also possible to increase the size of the text by holding down the ctrl key on the bottom left hand row of the key board whilst using the scroll wheel on the mouse to increase (or decrease) the size of the text.

Change site appearance

If you have any difficulty in reading the content of the site in its default design, you may like to try changing the underlying style to the alternatives we provide. The options include changing the font size across the site and reversing the colours so that light coloured text appears on a dark background.

Translate the page using Google Translator

Google Translator provides an easy way to translate web pages into a variety of languages. Simply select the language required from the drop down list.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts control various browser functions and are often a useful and quick way of navigating through a site. For the vast majority of browsers, use your Tab key to navigate forward through links (use Shift + Tab to go backwards), and Enter to activate the link. Many other keys can be used, and will vary depending on the browser and operating system you are using. To find the shortcuts for your browser, follow these steps if your computer is running Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator on Windows:

1. Internet Explorer - Press your F1 key to open the online help and in the index, type "keyboard shortcuts", select the required option and click "display".
2. Netscape Navigator - Press your F1 key to open the online help and in the index, type "keyboard".
3. Firefox-Mozilla - Press your F1 key to open the online help and in the index, select "keyboard Shortcuts".

Images and alt tags

We have avoided using excessive graphics within the website where possible to ensure quick download times and access to information which cannot be read if in image format. Where images have been used we have added 'Alt' tags - text alternatives so that you will still know what the image is meant to convey even if it does not load or if you've have chosen to browse with the images switched off or you are using an assistive technology like a screen reader to browse the webpage rather than view.

PDF Documents

This site uses PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file format for the publication of large and complex documents. Please note that Adobe Acrobat documents can be converted back to plain text using Adobe's Web-based conversion service.

Report an accessibility problem

We are constantly working to improve the accessibility features of Source and really would welcome your suggestions and comments. We will be undertaking a further review of this site to introduce more measures and features to improve its accessibility standards.

If you encounter an accessibility or technical problem with any page on this site, please visit the Contact us page for directions on how to notify us.

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