Accessibility Information
The layout of the website takes into account users who are visually impaired or have difficulties using a mouse. It is fully compatible with popular screen reading software, and can be navigated using just a keyboard.
Access keys
Access keys are shortcuts to provide quick and easy access to common pages without the need for a mouse and have been included to assist users with disabilities navigate around the web site.
1. Homepage
2. What's New
E. EMED
T. Task Force
S. Advisory Group
9. Contact Us
P. Publications
L. Links
3. Minutes
0. Accessibility
Skip Navigation ( Move to top of page ) - Hold Alt + M followed by Return (Enter)
Text size
Some users might find the site easier to read by increasing the size at which text is displayed. To do this you can adjust your browser's settings by going to the Tools menu, then select 'text size' or 'text zoom' or 'zoom' and increase the size of the text.
Alternatively:
On Microsoft Internet Explorer
Hold Alt + V
Then press X followed by Return (Enter)
On Netscape or Mozilla
Hold Alt + V
Then press Z followed by 0 (zero) (or replace the 0 with 2 for extra large
text)
On Opera
Hold Alt + V
Then press Z followed by 0 (zero). Opera also allows you to press the + and
- on the keypad to increase and decrease the size respectively.
Changing colours
Changing the site's background colour can be particularly useful for users who rely on magnification technology as white can produce an uncomfortable glare. It is also possible to change the colour of body text on the site. Both can be achieved by changing preferences in your browser:
If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the Tools menu, select Internet Options, select Accessibility, and put a tick in the box next to "Ignore colors specified on web pages", then select OK. Now go to Colors, select Colors and make changes to text and background colours in the Colors panel.
If you use Netscape Navigator, go to the Edit menu, select Preferences, open the Appearance menu and select Colors. You can set the colour of text and background from here.
If you use Opera, go to the File menu select Preferences, open the 'page style' (under fonts and colours). Ensure 'user mode' options use own settings (default settings). Now go into fonts and colours and you can change the colour options. Select 'View' then select 'Style' then select 'user mode'.
PDF files
Documents with the icon 
are in PDF (Portable Document Format), before you can read them you will
need Adobe Acrobat viewer which can be downloaded from www.adobe.com.
You will find more information about accessibility when using Adobe products
here http://access.adobe.com.
Help with RTF documents
Most word processing programs allow you to view RTF documents.
RTF documents on this website are marked with this icon 
If you are unable to view RTF documents, you can download a free Word reader from Microsoft.
