Accessibility

We haven't used access keys as they can often interfere with the default keyboard shortcuts of modern browsers. The content is easily tab-navigable and screen-reader friendly. We have tried to make our site as accessible as possible.

You can find guidance from the BBC about:

• Making your mouse easier to use
• Using your keyboard to control your mouse
• Alternatives to a keyboard and mouse
• Increasing the size of the text in your web browser
• Changing text and background colours
• How to magnify your screen
• Screen readers and talking browsers

 

 

ReachDeck reads website content out loud, highlighting each word as it is spoken in a high quality, human-sounding voice. ReachDeck helps website visitors who require online reading support and those who simply prefer to listen to information instead of reading it. ReachDeck is particularly useful for those with print disabilities such as dyslexia or mild visual impairments and those with English as a second language.

Features include:

• Secure Site Reading
• International Languages
• Talking Translator  
• Text Magnification  
• MP3 Maker  
• PDF Reading
• Screen Masking  

To find out how to use ReachDeck (formerly BrowseAloud) you can watch the following video:

Across the SEND Local Offer site easy read guides have been added to key advice and guidance pages. Easy reads consist of symbols and simplified text to aid understanding of the information on the site. If an easy read guide is available you will see this symbol:

 

To access the easy read guide simply click on the symbol and it will open up the guide for you to read.