Accessibility

This website is designed to high standards of accessibility so that as many site visitors as possible can easily view its content and use its features. We will continue to work toward improving accessibility.

Accessibility features

• Images
  There are few images on this website or within documents. The content of images is described using alt tags.
• Documents
  This website uses standard document formats (for example, html, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat). If your computer does not have software to open particular formats, you can download file readers from Microsoft or Adobe.
• Text-only mode
  Click Vision impaired in the top left corner of the screen to convert the website to text-only mode using contrasting colours (yellow/blue). This mode offers full navigation around the site and site functions. The on/off switch for this feature is at the top of the text-only screen.

NICE guidance in other formats

• Welsh language
  NICE publishes its information for the public in Welsh on the website.
• Audio or translation services
  NICE occasionally publishes guidance in audio format on this website. Contact us to enquire about NICE guidance in alternative formats.

Changing text size

• Website text size
  In Internet Explorer on a PC, select the View menu at the top of the screen. To change font size, scroll down and select the Text size option.
• Document text size
  Use the Zoom feature in the toolbar to change the text size of Microsoft Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat documents.
• Changing colour and fonts
  PC users can override website colour and font page styles by modifying browser settings:
  
  • With Internet Explorer, from the Tools menu, select Internet Options. Within Internet Options, select the General tab and click Accessibility. This gives a page of menu options from which you can tick a box to ignore the predefined page style. Return to the Internet Options menu, and select your own colours and fonts.
  • Macintosh users can override website colour and font page styles by modifying browser setting. With Internet Explorer, from the top menu bar, select Preferences. Within the Web Browser section, select Web content and uncheck the Show style sheets tick box. Select Language/fonts and choose the preferred text size from the font options.

Keyboard navigation

Keyboard navigation is an alternative to the mouse for browsing websites.

• Use the arrow keys to scroll up or down pages.
• Use the tab key to move between links, and press return or enter to select one.
• Use the backspace key to go back to the previous page.

Speaking browsers

Speaking browsers read text on html pages or pdf files out loud. NICE does not currently provide a speaking browser on this website. For information and advice on speaking browsers, contact national organisations that advise on add-on products for personal computers and browsers, such as the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Adobe Acrobat reader version 6 upwards has a 'read-out-loud' facility for pdf documents. From the View menu, select Read out Loud. See Acrobat Help for more information.