Accessibility

We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience regardless of ability or browsing technology, including those who have visual, hearing, motor and cognitive impairments.

We are actively working to improve the accessibility and usability of our website.

This site complies with the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines. Conformance to these guidelines helps to make the Web more accessible to users with disabilities and benefits all users.

Scaling text

If you have trouble reading the text on the site, you can increase (or decrease) the size using your browser. This is how you do it in each of the three main browsers:

Microsoft Internet Explorer

  • Hold down the Alt key and press V
  • Then press X
  • Select one of the preset text sizes by using either Up Arrow or Down Arrow key and pressing Return / Enter

Firefox

  • Increase text size – whilst holding down the Control key, press +
  • Decrease text size – whilst holding down the Control key, press -

Opera

  • Increase text size – whilst holding down the Shift key, press +
  • Decrease text size – whilst holding down the Shift key, press -

Access key information

We have implemented the access key system to help you move around the site without using a mouse or similar device. Different browsers use access keys in different ways. Users will generally need to hold down a key or two, and then press the access key you want.

Access keys on our website:

  • 1 – Home page
  • s – Skip navigation
  • 0 – Accessibility information
  • 9 – Contact
  • 8 – Terms and conditions
  • w – The opportunity
  • i – The site
  • l – The plans
  • n – The partners
  • y – Why London?
  • r – Submit your proposal

The ‘Skip navigation’ key on any given page allows you to bypass the navigation areas and go directly to that page's main content.

Using access keys with PC browsers

  • Internet Explorer 5 and above: Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER
  • Firefox 2: Hold down the SHIFT key and the ALT key and then press the number of the access key
  • Firefox 1.5 for PCs: Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
  • Opera 9: Hold SHIFT and the ESC key and the list of access keys will appear
  • Internet Explorer 4: Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
  • Netscape 7: Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key
  • Netscape 6+: Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key
  • Netscape earlier versions: Access keys are not supported

Using access keys with Mac browsers

  • Firefox 2: Hold down the SHIFT key and the ALT key and then press the number of the access key
  • Firefox 1.5: Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
  • Safari: Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
  • Opera 9: Hold SHIFT and the ESC key and the list of access keys will appear
  • Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key
  • Internet Explorer 4.5: Access keys are not supported

Downloadable documents

A number of documents are available for download from this website. Wherever possible, these documents are made available in Portable Document Format (PDF).

PDF files may be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader. This software is available free of charge from the Adobe website. Adobe resources for accessibility are also available.

The video uses Flash plug-in, which can be downloaded from: www.adobe.com/uk.

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