Accessibility Policy
This site has been developed to meet W3C WAI 'A' rating. These standards are to encourage compliance with accessibility guidelines.
This has also been enhanced by the use of the UK Government accesskeys standard for its main navigational controls and a text only version.
To use the access keys:
- If you are a PC user, press ALT and the appropriate access key followed by 'Enter'.
- If you are a Macintosh user, press the 'Ctrl key' and the appropriate access key followed by 'Enter'.
To highlite any no-standard keys just hold the ALT or Ctrl key down, accordingly, and the access keys will be underlined.
The following standard keys are used:
S - Skip navigation
1 - Home page
2 - What's new / What's on
3 - Site map
9 - Feedback / Contact form
0 - Access key details
The following non-standard keys are used:
B - Booking
C - Coffee Shop / Bar
F - Stowford Hall
I - I.T. Suite
J - Jobs
K - Henlake Suite
L - Library
N - Information Centre
O - Location
P - Privacy policy
R - Tickets & prices
T - Text only version
V - Innovation Centre
W - Watermark Story
In addition, you may find "My Computer My Way" a useful guide on how to adapt your computer to your needs.
The site provides advice and help to those who would benefit from making changes to their keyboard, mouse, Windows, the internet or favourite applications increasing the accessibility of information through IT.
The site is not only for those with disabilities (visual, hearing, motor, cognitive or learning impairments) but also, for example, for those people with minor vision impairments who would not consider themselves to have a disability.