IIC recognises the importance of providing a website that is accessible to all our user groups, including those with disabilities. Our accessibility standards are in place with the intention of making the content accessible to the widest range of visitors, regardless of disability or impairment. This has been achieved by adhering to best practices, such as compliance with W3C standards, and by careful reference to the standards set out by the eGovernment Unit.

Accessibility features on this website

The following features improve navigation for screen reader users, keyboard navigation and users of text only browsers.

Access Keys

Some browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. On Windows, you can press the 'alt' key and the access key; on Macintosh, you can press then 'ctrl' key and the access key. The pages on this website adhere to the recommended UK Government access keys standard: S. Skip Navigation 1. Home 2. What's New 3. Site Map 4. Search 5. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 6. Help 7. Complaints Procedure 8. Terms and Conditions 9. Feedback Form 0. Access Key Details

Navigation menus are marked up as HTML lists. This ensures that the number of links in the list is read out at the start and it can be skipped easily. All images used on this site include descriptive attributes. Purely decorative graphics include empty alt attributes.

We have checked the site's font and background colour combination against the different colour blindness conditions and ensured that all information is still clear.

Cascading style sheets (CSS) are used to set the colour and size of the text within each page. The formatting can be overridden:

in MS Explorer by selecting Tools - Internet Options - Accessibility
in Netscape / Firefox by selecting Edit - Preferences - Appearance - Fonts
alternatively select 'view' then 'text size' in your browser to adjust the size of the text

Search facility is available throughout the site to help you find the content you require (access key 4).

Standards compliance This website does not currently meet all priority 1 guidelines of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, but we aim to achieve a minimum WCAG A standard.

We strive to obey the spirit of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 1995 with respect to the provision of services online, as required by the Disability Rights Commission (DRC).

hile we use Bobby to test for accessibility, it is just one aspect of our testing procedure. As a computer programme, the Bobby test is not as reliable as expert evaluation. Feedback If you have any questions regarding the accessibility of this site, if you experience any difficulty using our site please email us giving details of your query.