Accessibility

This site has been designed to specific accessibility standards which include:

• minimal use of graphics
• fast upload times
• accessible to blind and partially sighted people
• accessible to disabled people who possibly cannot us a mouse
• no frames
• consistent navigation

For more information on the accessibility standards visit the Chichester Council website.

Browsealoud

This website is now speech-enabled with Browsealoud, which means that you can download free software onto your personal computer and have the site read aloud to you.

To download Browsealoud, visit the website and follow the instructions.

What is Browsealoud?

Browsealoud is a solution that allows you to have website content read to you. As you move the cursor over text, it is spoken aloud. Browsealoud is free to download and you have control over the voice, word pronunciations and speech highlighting.

Why speech enable our website?

Speech enabling our website provides an additional way of accessing our content for people who find it hard to read. This includes those with dyslexia or learning difficulties, people for whom English is not their first language, or anyone with a mild visual impairment. It is not designed to replace other screen readers.

Will it work on all web pages?

Browsealoud will read every web page on our site. It can also read pdfs in Adobe Reader Version 6.0 onwards. This meets the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C's) Level A guidelines for accessibility.