Nottinghamshire Heritage Forum are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience. We work to maintain the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so aim adhere to the UK’s accessibility standards and guidelines.
Accessibility Technology
Individuals living with a disability use assistive technologies such as the following to enable and assist web browsing:
Screen reader software, which can read out, using synthesised speech, either selected elements of what is being displayed on the monitor (helpful for users with reading or learning difficulties), or which can read out everything that is happening on the computer (used by blind and vision impaired users).
An example: JAWS Screen reader
Screen magnification software, which enlarges what is displayed on the computer monitor, making it easier to read for vision impaired users.
An example: ZoomText
Web Browsers, can be used to improve accessibility access, the BBC has guides on using these here: BBC Accessibility How To Guides
Contact information
If you experience any difficulty using the website, please email us and we will be happy to help:
The following websites also have useful advice and information about web accessibility:
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
BBC Accessibility Guides
