Accessibility of the Builth Wells Community Support Website
It is important that as many people as possible are able to use this website and this includes the elderly, the partially sighted and the deaf.
The usability of a website can be enhanced in the following ways:
- by the designer; designing the website to conform to agreed web standards
- by the user; altering certain settings on the computer
This website is built using standard design techniques and cascading style sheets for conformity.
If you find it difficult to use this site or have suggestions to improve accessibility then please contact us.
Accessibility
This website was redesigned in the summer of 2008 to address accessibility issues. This site now conforms to Watchfire Automatic Priority 1, 2 and 3 checkpoints as tested by WebXACT
Acrobat Reader
Some files available for download on this site are in PDF format and are read using a version of Acrobat Reader. If you need to download the latest free version click here.
Active X Controls
When trying to play a sound file on this website you may see the message "click to run an Active X control on this webpage".
It is safe to click "OK".
Your browser will have registered a specific "plugin" or "Active X" control to play sound files and is safely notifying you.
Altering Your Computer Settings
Try changing your computer settings to improve readability and access:
Windows - See BBC Advice | Apple Mac - See BBC Advice | Linux - See BBC Advice
Back Button
All pages on this site open in the same window. Once you have visited a page you can navigate using your browser "back" and "forward" buttons.
Browser Compatibility
Browsers are programmes on your computer that enable web pages to be viewed on the internet. There are many different Browsers and the same web page may behave differently depending on which Browser you use.
"Internet Explorer" is used by the majority.
This site has been tested and functions as expected in:
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
Conformity
All pages conform to W3C standards.
Consent
All persons pictured on this website have agreed to their image being displayed.
Flash
This site does not currently use Flash
Javascript
This site uses "javascript". However, without "Javascript" you should not encounter usability problems.
Language
This website is written in English.
Text Size
The majority of text is specified in "ems" and is thus resizable. Links are provided at the top of each page for LARGE TEXT style sheets.
Print Style Sheet
When printing pages from this website a style sheet will remove unwanted menus and banners.