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The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission takes accessibility issues seriously. Our website meets the highest standards for accessibility and it adheres to the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Websites can often include quite small text that most people can find difficult to read.
For some people with a vision impairment, however, the average text size used on most websites is too small to read easily. We have various tools on the footer of every page on this website which allow you to:
- Adjust the colours on the screen to a higher contrast (for low vision users)
- Change the text size (to increase the default text size)
- Adjust the text Version of the site (for those with plain text reading facilities)
You will find these options on the bottom of each page on the website.
Access keys (keyboard shortcuts for links and accessibility tools) and a text only version of the site are available on the top page of the home page.
Adjusting Text Size
Some users might find screen text easier to read by increasing the size at which text is displayed. To do this you can use our 'Change Font Size' tool on the bottom menu bar on each page.
Choosing either 1 2 3 will increase the size of the font as you browse through the site.
If you want to do this for all websites you visit you can change your browser settings:
- If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the View menu, select 'Text Size' and then either Larger or Largest. For more information visit the Microsoft help and support site
- If you use Netscape Navigator, go to the View menu and choose 'Increase Font' until the text is the size you require.
- If you use Firefox, go to the 'View menu', select 'Text Size' and then select 'Increase'. You can have the same effect by using the keyboard and press the keys 'Ctrl' and '+' at the same time. Firefox publishes detailed information on how to adjust the display of their browser on their website: http://www.mozilla.org/support/firefox/options.
Changing Background Colour
If you suffer from visual perceptual problems you may wish to change the background colour of pages. It should be noted that this method, although effective for some users, provides only a partial solution to a need for colour overlay, and in some cases it may be necessary to contact your SEN advisor or eyecare practitioner for further advice.
- Scroll to the tool bar at the bottom of any NIHRC page
- You will see a drop down bar 'Change Background Color'
- With this you can change the white background to a different colour
- Choose the colour that provides the best contrast for you
PDFs and Accessibility
To read PDF documents with a screen reader please visit the Access Adobe website which provides useful tools and resources. Adobe also has a free online conversion tool for PDFs
Documents marked .PDF are saved in Portable Document Format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view all PDF files. The Acrobat Reader software is available for downloading free of charge from the Adobe website. The free Reader allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files across all major computing platforms. For more information on how to download the Reader, go to our Adobe Acrobat help page.
Adobe's accessibility website is full of information on the features and capabilities of Adobe products that enhance electronic document accessibility for people with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, and motor impairments. Further Information
If you require any further information in regard to this policy, please contact us.
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