Accessibility

Changing text size

This website has been created in a way which allows you to easily set the text size either larger or smaller via your browser settings. While some browsers will allow you to magnify the whole page, you can follow the instructions below to change the text size.

Internet Explorer

Click “View” to open the View menu or press “Alt” and “V”
 
Select the “Text Size” option or select by pressing “X”
 
Choose your preferred text size using your mouse or use the up and down arrow keys
 
Click to select the text size or press “Enter”
 
The text size should change to reflect your choice

Firefox

Click “View” to open the View menu
 
Select the “Text Size” option
 
Select “Increase” or “Decrease”
 
You can also simply press Ctrl– or Ctrl+ to decrease or increase text size
 
The text on our site should change to reflect your choice

Safari

Click “View” to open the View menu
 
Click on “Make Text Bigger” or “Make Text Smaller” or to use the keyboard shortcuts select “Apple” and “+” (plus) or “Apple” and “-” (minus)
 
If your mouse has a scrolling wheel in the centre of the right and left click buttons, hold down the “Ctrl” key on the keyboard and scroll it up and down, the text size will then increase and decrease - This works in both Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Windows Accessibility

Windows have various computer settings you can choose from to enhance your experience of our website. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Accessibility Options. You can select options to change your keyboard, display and mouse settings.

Code

The Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust website has been developed to adhere to coding conventions corresponding with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) guidelines. 
 
The website templates have been successfully validated to XHTML 1.0 strict.