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Accessibility Statement

Herefordshire Council is committed to improving your experience of this site. We would appreciate your views on our accessibility, email editor@herefordshire.gov.uk if you have any comments.

Accessibility Standards

What standards does this website meet for accessibility?

The site has been designed to meet the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) A-level standard. You can read more about these standards at the WWW consortium website.

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Screen resolutions

Which screen resolution do you recommend for viewing this website?

The recommended minimum display settings for the http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/ pages are 800x600 and 16-bit colour (65,356 colours or thousands of colours depending on your operating system).

Can I use screen magnification software?

Although some of the built-in features of the web browser that you use might be helpful, they do not offer the same level of access as the magnification software packages developed by specialist software suppliers. The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) website provides in-depth information for partially sighted web users.

I have very restrictive vision. What are my options?

If you have little or no vision, the Internet can be accessed using a speaking browser and refreshable Braille displays. You can download Browsealoud, read speaking software, from this website if you would like web pages read to you. Alternatively visit the RNIB website for further details of technology designed to help if you have a visual disability.

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Physical disabilities

I have physical disabilities. What can help me to access the site?

You may find the access keys available on this website helpful. See Access keys page.

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AOL 9 and Adobe Reader 8

There have been occurrences of users not being able to open PDF documents correctly when using AOL's internet software in conjunction with Adobe Reader version 8. It is recommended that users download the latest version of Adobe Reader as it resolves the issue. You can download it via the link: http://get.adobe.com/reader/.

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External Links
  • [Link to external links statement] [Directgov - information for disabled people and carers]
    Government site: Directgov provides a single point of online access to government services and information - including employment, financial support, rights, education, independent living and much more.
  • [Link to external links statement] [My Web, My Way (BBC)]
    National site: BBC site that explains the ways you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings to make the web more accessible for you
  • [Link to external links statement] [Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) ]
    British Charity site: Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) technology advice for the partially sighted
  • [Link to external links statement] [W3C WAI]
    The World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
Herefordshire Council is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. Please notify us if you have any concerns about external links found on our site at the following address editor@herefordshire.gov.uk
 
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