Website Accessibility

Guidelines for changing text and colours
Below are the guidelines for changing text size and colours for different types of browser.

Internet Explorer icon Microsoft Internet Explorer

  1. Open your Internet Explorer web browser. Select 'Tools' from the menu at the top of your window.
  2. From the options which appear, select 'Internet options'.
  3. Click on the 'General' tab.
  4. Click on the button marked 'Accessibility'.
  5. To change your font size, select the checkbox marked 'Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages'.
  6. To remove background and font colours, select the checkbox marked 'Ignore colours specified on web pages'.
  7. Click OK (and again if necessary).
  8. Select 'View' from the menu at the top of your window.
  9. From the options which appear, select 'Text Size'.
  10. Select your desired text size.

Mozilla Firefox Icon Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open your web browser. Select Tools/Options.
  2. Select Content.
  3. Set the default font & font size in the 'Fonts & Colours' section.
  4. Click the 'Advanced' button.
  5. Chose your preffered fonts & sizes for the categories listed.
  6. Untick the 'Allow pages to choose their own fonts' tick box.
  7. Click OK to return to the previous menu, then OK again.