This web site sets out to follow the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative's (WAI) Guidelines.
We are actively working towards our goal of compliance with level AA for all our web site content.
Text size
This site supports the option for users to change the size of the text using the resize option in their browser.
Changing colours
It is possible to change the colour of body text and the background colours used on the site. Both can be achieved by changing preferences in your browser.
Browsealoud
If you have difficulty in reading on-screen text then our site has been speech enabled for use with Browsealoud software. This free software will allow you to have our site "read" to you - download the free Browsealoud software

Viewing PDFs (Portable Document Format)
Many of the Partnership's documents are available on the site for downloading. Most of these documents are in PDF format which means they can only be viewed using Adobe Reader. This software is available free of charge from the Adobe Web site
All PDF documents on this site should open in a new Web browser window. After viewing or printing the document, you can close the browser window to return to your initial page.
Newer versions of Adobe Reader contain many capabilities specifically designed to make it easier for people with disabilities to read PDF files, you may want to make sure you have the most recent version of this software. An Accessible Adobe Reader download and further information on accessing PDFs with Assistive Technology is available from the Adobe Reader Accessibility site.
Further information on viewing and downloading documents.
Links to Other Web Sites
All links to other web sites should open in new browser windows.