Accessibility

To view a more accessible version of this website please click here. This will increase the overall font size, increase the contrast between text and background and add red outlines around focused links and forms elements when tabbing through the site.

Access keys

Available Access Keys

General Site Navigation

• Main Content = 1
• Sub Content = 2 (information boxes, eg: Tips for Downloading Forms)
• Main Navigation = 3 (links to pages, eq: Home, Registration, etc)
• Sub Navigation = 4 (links site tools, eg: Login, Search, etc)
• Accessibility Mode = 5 (switches to a more accessible version of the site and back)

Main Navigation and Sub Navigation menu items have been assigned the following access keys. They are all letters dervied from a word in the menu item, eg: Home = h. This letter is underlined in a similar way to application menu items:

Main Navigation

• Home = h
• Registration = r
• Hospital Licensing = l
• Application Forms = f
• Annual Payments (Annual Return/CPD) = p
• Legislation = g
• Complaints = c
• Vet News = e
• Publications = b
• Useful Links = u
• The Board = t
• Contact Us = c

Sub Navigation

• Login = i
• Search This Site = NONE
• Search for a Veterinary Practitioner, Specialist or Veterinary Practice = v
• Site Map = m
• Accessibility (this page) = a

Using accesskeys in different web browsers

Most web Browsers

Press Alt (on PC) or Ctrl (on Mac) simultaneously with the access key character.

Mozilla Firefox 2.0 (changed from previous versions)

Press Alt + Shift followed by the access key character. (This setting is configurable via about:config)

Opera

Press Shift + Esc followed by the access key character.

Konqueror (Linux)

Press Ctrl then release, and then the access key character.

Accessibility Statement

This website has been audited against the WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and in our view it meets the criteria for Triple-A Conformance.

However conformance is a subjective judgement. If you have any accessibility issues using this site, please let us know.