Accessibility Statement

As a county, Nottinghamshire has recognised the importance of accessibility and is beginning to show evidence of this. The product listings within our webpages and visitor guides have been enhanced and feature icons to help visitors with disabilities find suitable accommodation, accessible places to visit and things to see and do when in Nottinghamshire.

• things to do
• where to stay

Access statement

Web accessibility
 
We believe websites should be accessible to all users regardless of disability, computer system or web browser. As a result, Experience Nottinghamshire has developed its web pages with the widest audience in mind to ensure they meet a good level of compliance with W3C accessibility standards.
By default, the text on our website is set to a relative size. This means it can be adjusted by using the settings in your browser, to increase or decrease the size. For instructions on how to change your browser settings please click here.

Organisations

• for more information on the National Accessible Scheme please click here
www.tourismforall.org.uk/National-Accessible-Scheme.html
http://www.enjoyengland.ie/stay/quality-ratings/national-accessible-scheme.aspx
• for more information on the Disability Discrimination Act  http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/index.htm

Preferred screen resolution

Our websites are best viewed with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0+ at 1024x768 screen resolution. Viewing on an 800x600 monitor may require scrolling. On most PCs you can change your screen resolution by clicking Start > Control Panel > Display and on the Settings tab, change the screen area to 1024x768 pixels.

Nottingham tourism centre access statement:

The Nottingham tourism centre prides itself on being able to offer the most up to date and relevant information to residents and visitors of the city in a welcoming and accessible environment. Nottingham tourism centre - Access Statement

Accessibility > Browser optimisation

By default, the text on our website is set to a relative size. This means it can be adjusted by using the settings in your browser, to increase or decrease the size. Instructions about how to change your browser settings are below.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Using your mouse
1. On the menu bar: click View.
2. Point to Text Size.
3. In the Text Size list: click the text size that best meets your needs.
Using your keyboard
1. On the menu bar: open the View menu by pressing ALT+V.
2. Display the Text Size list by pressing X.
3. In the Text Size list: Select the text that best meets your needs by pressing the appropriate underlined letter.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
Using your mouse
1. On the Internet Explorer menu bar: select View.
2. Point to Text Size.
3. In the Text Size list: Select the text size that best meets your needs.
Using your keyboard
1. On the Internet Explorer menu bar: open the View menu by pressing ALT+V.
2. Select Text Size by pressing X.
3. In the Text Size list: move to the text size option that best meets your needs by pressing the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW key.
4. Press ENTER.

Mozilla Firefox 1.0
To adjust your screen text size in a Firefox browser, follow these steps:
Using your mouse
1. On the Firefox menu bar select 'View'
2. Point your mouse to 'Text Size'
3. From the list select the text size that best meets your needs. Either 'Increase' to increase the size of the page text or 'Decrease' to decrease it.

Using your keyboard
1. Open the View menu by pressing ALT+V
2. Select Text Size by pressing X twice
3. Point your mouse to Text Size
4. In the Text Size list, move to the text size option that best meets your needs by pressing the up arrow or down arrow keys
5. Press enter to select your size