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Accessibility

IBA is committed to developing, designing and editing this website so that users of all abilities will have equal access to its information and functionality.

The Web Accessibility Initiative (external website, new window) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) set internationally recognised benchmarks for accessibility of web content. IBA is continuing to incorporate many of the principles, guidelines and criteria of the WCAG into the colour, language and general layout of this website. This work is ongoing, so if you experience any difficulties in accessing information and/or web functionality, please Contact Us.

General accessibility

The IBA website has been developed to display adequately on all commonly used browsers. It is optimised for a 1024 x 768 screen resolution but will scale appropriately to both higher and lower screen resolutions.

Wherever possible high contrast text is used on a plain background for improved readability.

Web pages are set up to print out a print-friendly format. To print, use the print function in your browser and the page will be delivered with correct formatting and without unhelpful page items such as the navigation.

The Site Map provides a comprehensive listing of all published pages on the IBA website, with links to each web pages.

Search the IBA website by typing one or more keywords into the search input box at the top right of any web page.

Most images are accompanied by a brief alt-text tag to identify the image or its function.

Text hyperlinks contain meaningful text which can be read by screen readers. Links to documents include the file type and size. Link text indicates if the link opens a new document or external websites in a new window.

Tables are prefaced by explanatory text, and tables are presented vertically for screen reader use.

Videos are prefaced by a summary of content and indication of length. Typed transcripts of video content are provided for all videos, and all future videos produced by IBA will be captioned during the production process.

To enlarge the text

To change the size of the text on this website, you change the text display settings in your web browser.

If you are using Windows

  • in Internet Explorer go to the View or Page menu and select the Text size option, then the size you prefer (eg medium, larger, largest).
  • in Firefox 3.5/2 open the View menu with the mouse or by selecting Alt and V at the same time. Select the Text Size option with the mouse or select Z. Increase or decrease the text size with the mouse or by using the up and down arrow keys and selecting Enter.
  • in Netscape click on the View menu with the mouse or select Alt + V . Click on the Text Zoom option with the mouse or select Z. Click on the text size you want with the mouse or use the up and down keys and then Enter to select the text size you want.
  • in Opera press + (in some versions you might need to select the Shift key as well) to increase size and the – (minus) to decrease text size. Each click will increase or decrease the size by 10%. Alternatively select Alt + V to bring up the view menu and then select Z to bring up the zoom options then use the up and down arrow keys to select the option you want followed by Enter.

If you are using a Mac

  • in Firefox, Internet Explorer or Netscape 7 select Apple and + (plus) to increase the text size and Apple and – (minus ) to decrease the text size.
  • in Opera for OS 8 and 9, select Apple + Y. Click on Fonts and colors or use the down arrow to select it. Click in the box next to Minimum font size (pixels) or use Tab until the box is highlighted and enter a minimum font size.
  • in Opera 8 / 9 for OS X select Apple + , (comma). Click on the Web pages tab or select Alt + Tab until the Web pages tab is selected. Click on the Page Zoom option box and select your zoom size or use the Tab key twice to select the page zoom option box and use the up and down arrow keys to select your zoom size.
  • in Safari click on the View menu with the mouse. Click on Make Text Bigger or Make Text Smaller to change the font size.

To magnify the text

Our content has been designed to allow up to 400% magnification without distortion of text and images. If you are using Windows, in Internet Explorer go to the View or Page menu and select the Text size option, then select the size of text you prefer (eg medium, larger, largest).

Portable Document Format (PDF)

Some of the information on this site is in PDF (Portable Document Format). To read PDF documents you need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Usually this is already available on computers, and installed with your web browser. But if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader you can download the current 6.0 version for free from Adobe (external website, new window).

The Adobe Acrobat home page contains detailed information on this product, and allows you to download free copies of Acrobat for Windows, Macintosh or UNIX systems.

Accessing PDFs

IBA is attempting to provide both PDF and html versions of its publications. However, where a publication is currently only available as a PDF, you can use Adobe’s online conversion tools to convert the publication to either HTML or ASCII, which can then be read by a number of common screen reader programs. Adobe’s Accessibility Resource Centre (external website, new window) offers online conversion tools and downloads specifically for people using screen readers.

To save a downloadable document:

  • if you’re using a PC, right-click on the download
  • if you’re using a Mac, click Shift and select the Save link or Save target option.