Accessibility

Our aim is to make the website as usable and accessible as possible, so we hope you can find, access and use the material you're looking for.

Help with seeing our website

The website content is displayed using cascading style sheets (CSS) which means that you can resize the text within the web browser you are using and make it a size that you find easier to read. For more information on how to do this, please see:

Making text larger

The website uses responsive templates that re-arrange content according to the width of the screen you are using. This makes the content easier to read whether you are using a desktop PC, a tablet or a phone.

Help with navigating our website

All pages contain a link to the home page by clicking on the Wave logo and all pages include a search box: both are found in the menu area at the top of the page. Breadcrumbs underneath the search box and above the page content can help users retrace steps through the site.

The site map can be found in the footer of every page.

Images

A description of every image is provided, either in the alt tag or on the page itself.

Links

We try to ensure that link text makes sense out of context and that it accurately describes the pages it points to. You can use the tab key on your keyboard (as well as your mouse) to move from consecutive link to link.

PDF files

Some of the information on our website is in Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website. Later versions of this software provide a number of features that improve access for users.

Get accessibility help

You can find guidance from the BBC about:

Making your mouse easier to use

Using your keyboard to control your mouse

Alternatives to a keyboard and mouse

Increasing the size of the text in your web browser

Changing text and background colours

How to magnify your screen

Screen readers and talking browser

Our conformance claim for this site

Wave is committed to providing an accessible web presence that gives members of the public and our staff full access to relevant product and service information, courses and activities offered publicly through the web. All pages should validate as HTML 5 and use Cascading Style Sheets. These pages aim to meet Level-AA standard of WCAG 2.0.