To help users with a range of physical and motor disabilities such as impaired vision, hearing loss or motor skills, computer operating systems have built in accessibility features.
We explain how these features can be accessed and turned on to help people navigate this website. If you are using the Microsoft Windows or Apple OSX platforms please follow the guides below to access these features on your device.
Microsoft Windows version 7 to 10 includes a feature the called the Ease of Access Centre. To get started, press and hold the Windows Logo Key (bottom left of the keyboard) and press the letter 'U' key at the same time. This can also be accessed by opening the Settings App from the Windows start menu.
Click or tap on the Ease of access option to open up the options available.
The Microsoft Ease of Access settings provide a wide range of options to allow the customisation of your system settings to help engage with websites.
These options include a magnifier, narrator, display, audio and speech interaction options that can all be adjusted to make your user experience better.
For more information, please visit the Microsoft accessibility webpage here: www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows
The Apple MacOS platform features an accessibility options window that allows you to quickly change common accessibility features.
The accessibility window can be opened at any time via a simple shortcut. On the keyboard of a Mac Notebook with Touch ID (power button), triple-press Touch ID. On an external keyboard, press the Option, Command and F5 keys at the same time.
The accessibility section can also be opened by clicking the Apple icon on the top left of the screen and selecting 'System Preferences'.
Within the accessibility area on a Mac are a range of settings that can be quickly turned on and off for common accessibility features such as Zoom, VoiceOver, Sticky Keys, captions and more.
For more information on the features available and how they can help you, please visit the Apple accessibility webpage here: www.apple.com/uk/accessibility/