Accessibility and site help
To navigate this site use the various menu options and your browser back and forward buttons. Or use the access keys below
Accessibility
We have tried to design our website to make it as accessible as possible whilst remaining visually interesting and easy to use.
Currently, this website includes a variety of features which are summarised as follows:
Resizable text
We have been careful to make sure that we haven't fixed the size of the textual information on the website so that visitors who wish to can alter the font size on the screen to make it easier to read.
There are a number of ways to change the text size in your browser, the easiest way is to follow the following steps: (In Internet Explorer)
- Select the 'View' menu (one of menu choices usually the third from the left, at the top of your screen)
- Select the 'Text Size' option from the menu (usually the seventh from the top)
- Click on the text size you want to view.
It is also possible to increase the size of the text by holding down the ctrl key on the bottom left hand row of the key board whilst using the scroll wheel on the mouse to increase (or decrease) the size of the text.
Access keys
The ability to navigate the site using other means than a mouse can be important for those who have difficulties in using a mouse or other pointing devices.
To help with this we have set up 'Access Keys' on the site which allow easy navigation to the main pages on the website.
In addition to helping those who have difficulty using a Mouse, access keys allow quick access to the main pages for anyone who prefers to use the keyboard.
To use the access keys on this site follow these steps (PC users):
- Press and hold the 'alt' key (usually next to the space bar on your keyboard)
- Press the required letter or number
- Press the return key and the browser will go to the relevant page.
Please note that if you are using a Mac, you should follow these steps:
- Press and hold the 'ctrl' key
- Press the required letter or number
Since many of the users of this website work in the public sector we have used standared UK government access key codes.
aAccessibility & site help Shortcut (For Windows only) ALT+a, so accesskey is a
sSkip navigation links (ALT+s)
1Home page (ALT+1)
2What's new - NOT USED (ALT+2)
3Site map - NOT USED (ALT+3)
4Search - NOT USED (ALT+4)
5Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - NOT USED (ALT+5)
6Help (ALT+6)
7Complaints procedure - please use contact form (ALT+9)
8 Terms and conditions (ALT+8)
9Feedback form / contact us (ALT+9)
0Access key details (ALT+0)
Other Access keys for this website are shown below.
tTraining courses (ALT+t)
kKey concepts, trends & statistics (ALT+k)
dDrugs A - Z (ALT+d)
lLegal bit (ALT+l)
mMain dangers (ALT+m)
rReducing risks (ALT+r)
wWhy do people use? (ALT+w)
pPatterns of use (ALT+p)
uSigns of use (ALT+s)
rRisk and protective factors (ALT+r)
iIdentifying substance use related needs (ALT+i)
cChild protection and parental drug use (ALT+c)
bBlood borne viruses (ALT+b)
lLocal services providers (ALT+l)
nNational links (ALT+n)
pPublications(ALT+p)
Images and alt tags
We have avoided using excessive graphics within the website where possible in an effort to maximise quick download times and access to information which cannot be read if in image format.
Where images are used we have added 'Alt' tags - text alternatives so that you will still know what the image is meant to convey even if it doesn't load or if you've have chosen to browse with the images switched off or you are using an assistive technology like a screen reader to browse the web page rather than view.
Coding Standards and Double-A conformance
This website is built using code compliant with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards for HTML and Cascading Style Sheets. W3C is the governing authority on web development standards and practices.
The site displays correctly with Internet Explorer 6 and most current browsers.
We are continuously improving this website to ensure that pages conform to the Double-A level of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
The Accessibility Guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities. Conformance to these Guidelines helps to make the Web more accessible to users with disabilities and benefits all users. There may be a few pages that do not conform to all the guidelines. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the whole site conforms, this is an ongoing process.
If you have any problem accessing any information on the site, you can advise us by contacting us and we will endeavour to provide the information in a suitable manner.
Site help
Unfamiliar drug related terms may be found in the Glossary
This website has been tested and designed to br used on PCs using Windows XP SP2. Incorporated into this software is Internet Explorer. About 95% of PCs use this software. Most website are designed to use this software.
A breakdown of the content of each section can be found on the home page Click here
This website needs two pieces of software to help you read some of the documents.
Downloads
Adobe Acrobat Reader
http://www.adobe.co.uk/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
This link is the Adobe website, for a download of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® — free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Most publications and reports in Publications are in PDF format.
N.B. Only install this software if you are unable to view PDF documents on your screen and you have permission to install software on your PC. Most computers already have this software installed.
If you have any questions, please contact your ICT service.