If you are still having problems viewing the website you can make further adjustments yourself. For example in most recent browsers you have the ability to change the size of the text or to change the colour of the text or background.
To change the size of the text on Internet Explorer (recent versions) on a PC select the "View" menu then "Text Size" and select the desired size. For more accessibility options, including changing the text and background colours go to the "Tools" menu then "Internet Options..." and select either the colours, font, language or accessibility button as needed.
The accessibility features available for Mozilla Firefox will depend on which Extensions you have installed. "Accessibility Extensions for Mozilla/FireFox" can be downloaded from http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/software/mozilla/ This extension provides additional accessibility features for Firefox. For more information see: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/software/mozilla/document/
Opera has several features to provide pleasing browser experience to a variety of different users. Chief among these are the "Voice" feature and the built-in style sheets. Most of Opera's accessibility features are most easily accessed form the "View" toolbar. If this toolbar is not showing clicking the "View" icon will show it. Click the "View" icon again to hide the View menu. The "View" icon is usually the right-most icon on the address bar (after the address and search fields).
Also accessible from the "View" bar is a button that allows the user to toggle between the original presentation of the page and various presentation based on accessibility. To view the web page as the designer originally intended make sure the button is displays as "Author mode" to view a custom presentation click the button so it reads "User mode". To view a certain stylesheet (style of presentation) click and hold the down arrow at the right of the button. A list of different styles will pop-up. Simple click on the one you prefer. The most useful stylesheets from an accessibility point of view are probably Emulate Text browser, High Contrast (W/B), High Contrast (B/W) and Accessibility Layout. Some stylesheets can be combined with each other. For example, Accessibility Layout and High Contrast (W/B) can both be ticked to create a presentation style that combines a standard accessibility layout with high contrast white on black text.
Opera provides a "Page Zoom" feature that can zoom in on a page to a factor of 1000% or zoom out to a factor of 20%. This feature is located at the right-most end of the "View" bar. Additionally there is a "Fit to Window Width" toggle just before the "Page Zoom" control. Pressing this button will cause Opera to try to fit as much of the page as possible into the main viewing area to eliminate horizontal scrolling.
To change the size of the text on Internet Explorer (recent versions) on a PC select the "View" menu then "Text Size" and select the desired size.
For more accessibility options, including changing the text and background colours go to "Tools" then "Internet Options..." and select either the colours, font, language or accessibility button as needed.
As Netscape Navigator has now been officially discontinued we advise changing to Firefox or Opera if possible. However, we can still offer advice for those unable to do so. To change the size of the text on Netscape Navigator (recent versions) on a PC select the "View" menu then "Text Zoom" and select the desired size.
To change the colour of the text and background on Netscape Navigator (recent versions) on a PC go to the "Edit" menu, then to "Preferences". Select the "Appearance" category then "Colors". Chose your desired colours for text, background and links. Then make sure "Use my chosen colors, ignoring the colors and background image specified" is selected. Then click "Ok".
For other platforms and browsers please consult your browsers documentation.
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