In Internet Explorer and Firefox, go to the menu View>Text Size to select a smaller or larger text size.
Alternatively you can use CTRL- and CTRL+ to adjust the size of the display using the keyboard, or hold CTRL and use your mouse scroll-wheel. (Command+ and Command- on a Mac)
In Safari go to View>Make text bigger/smaller.
Press and hold the CTRL button and the + or - keys or mouse scroll-wheel to magnify the screen. In Firefox and on Safari this will make text size increase instead of general magnification (use Command+ and Command- on a Mac).
The tribunal service is provided in English only.
The site is designed to work well with screen readers which are especially useful for blind visitors. The site has been fully tested with Jaws, the leading screen reader.
Access keys allow you to navigate to all the main sections of the website using only the keyboard. To use them in Internet Explorer (on a PC) press and hold the ALT key and then press the number you require, followed by the RETURN key.
If using Firefox press ALT-SHIFT followed by the access key.
On any browser on the Mac press CTRL and the access key.
The following access keys have been set up:
You can use the ALT and the left and right arrow keys to go Back or Forward a page in your browsing history.
For a full list of shortcuts, press F1 and then select 'Accessibility' in Internet Explorer or 'Keyboard shortcuts' in Firefox.
We have set up the site so that you can easily get to all our links and buttons using the Tab →׀ key on your computer. Tabbing will easily allow you to jump to the most important links and will work sequentially through form fields and tables. You can press SHIFT-tab to go backwards and press RETURN to 'click' the link.
Where an image is significant and descriptive, we will always provide a text alternative which is readable by screen readers or by hovering over any image with the mouse.
To do this on Internet Explorer go to Tools>Internet Options>Advanced and then from the Multimedia options uncheck the box "Show Pictures".
On Firefox go to Tools>Options>Content and uncheck the "Load Images" box.
Safari's options are available through its Preferences>Appearance menu.
In Firefox, go to Tools>Options and click on the Content tab. Press the 'Advanced' button and you can turn off our website styles and set any colour of text and background you like as well as choosing a new font and font-size.
Safari's options are available through its Preferences>Appearance menu.