Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

This page contains information and guidance to help visitors when using this site. This web site follows the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

We are continually working to improve the accessibility and usability of our content but if you are experiencing any difficulties downloading files or accessing a particular page please contact The Tool Warehouse here for assistance.

Access Keys

We have included the UK Government standard access keys throughout this web site to provide you with keyboard shortcuts to important sections.

If you are using a Windows-based system please press the 'Alt key' and the access key, followed by pressing the 'Return key'. If you are using a Macintosh system please press the 'Ctrl key' and the access key, followed by pressing the 'Return key'. If you are using the Firefox browser, please hold 'Shift and Alt' and the access key.

Please note that the access keys are only supported by:

MS Internet Explorer 4 +,
Netscape 6 +
Firefox 1.0 +

Listed below are the access keys that you will find on every page:

0 - Accessibility
1 - Home 
3 - Site Map
9 - Contact Us 

Help with downloading

.PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader

Documents marked .PDF are saved in Portable Document Format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view all PDF files. The Acrobat Reader software is available for downloading free of charge from the Adobe website. The free Reader allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files across all major computing platforms. For more information on how to download the Reader, go to our Adobe Acrobat help page.

Get Adobe Reader

Adobe's accessibility website is full of information on the features and capabilities of Adobe products that enhance electronic document accessibility for people with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, and motor impairments.

Increasing text size

Some users might find screen text easier to read by increasing the size at which text is displayed. To do this you should simply adjust your browser's settings.

• If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the View menu, select Text Size and then either Larger or Largest. For more information visit the Microsoft help and support site  
• If you use Netscape Navigator, go to the View menu and choose Increase Font until the text is the size you require.
• If you use Firefox, go to the 'View menu', select 'Text Size' and then select 'Increase'.  You can have the same effect by using the keyboard and press the keys 'Ctrl' and '+' at