Accessibility

The CLD Standards Council for Scotland is committed to producing websites and web resources that can be accessed by all of our visitors.

We are always keen to hear about ways we can improve the services we provide. If you are having any difficulties using this website, please contact us.

Accessibility plan

We will evaluate this site on an ongoing basis and conduct a full internal review of our web accessibility plans on a bi-annual basis to ensure that we maintain and promote accessibility and to ensure that the site stays current and useful.

Standards Compliance

In accordance with best practice, this site uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for layout and formatting. If your browser or browsing device does not support styleheets at all, the content of each page is still readable and usable.

Accessibility Features

The following are features that we have provided that will greatly assist you to use our website.

Access Keys

Access keys provide a quick way to navigate round the site without using a mouse. In line with current UK Government Accessibility recommendations, the following access keys are in use on this website:

0 - Accessibility details
1 - Home
3 - Sitemap
8 - Terms and Conditions
9 - Contact Us

How to Use Access Keys

The keys are used in conjunction with the Alt or Ctrl and Enter keys (which vary depending on your browser).

1. Hold down the

'Alt' key+ Access Key focuses on the link, but requires ↵ Enter to be pressed in order to activate the link if using Internet Explorer for Windows
'Alt' key + 'Shift' key + Access Key if using Mozilla/Firefox, or if using Internet Explorer or Safari on a Mac
'Shift' and 'Esc' together if using Opera (note Opera ignores numeric Access Keys)

2. and simultaneously select a key from the list above

3. then press 'Enter' if using Internet Explorer for Windows PC (other browsers go to the page immediately).

Portable Document Format (PDF)

This site uses Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view PDF files, you will need to download and install a PDF reader. The Adobe site offers:

Problems Accessing Documents

If you have any problems accessing the documents published on this website, please contact us and we will supply you with the document in an accessible format. Use the contact form.

Accessibility Options and Help with your Web Browers

Many web browsers have accessibility features, which help you use the web in the way that best suits you. We recommend you select the browser which best suits your needs, and these links give you some helpful guidance whether you want to best configure your web browser or download a more suitable one.

Note that there are many different web browsers available, and many versions of each of them, so it would be impractical for us to list them all here. We have chosen the most popular as a guide that you may find useful.

Accessibility Options and help for your Computer

To configure your operating system to tailor its accessibility features to your needs you may find these websites useful: