Accessibility
The World Wide Web consortium sets the standards for websites. This mark means that the styles used in this website have been properly constructed and meet the World Wide Web Consortium standards.
The World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative sets the standards required to make websites accessible to as many members of the community as possible.
Cascading Style Sheets
This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout. If your browser does not support cascading style sheets the contents of the website is still readable.
Relative Font Sizes
This site uses only relative font sizes, compatible with user-specified 'text size' option in visual browsers. (In Internet Explorer your font size can be increased by choosing view then text size from the main menu selecting the size of your choice).
Access Keys
Access keys let you navigate around this sort without using your mouse.
They can be used to jump directly to different sections of the West Mercia Police website without having to move your mouse at all.
Table of Access Keys Used On This Site
| Access key | Function |
|---|---|
| 0 | go to Accessibility information page |
| 1 | go to West Mercia Police Home page |
| 2 | go to News page |
| 3 | go to About Us page |
| 4 | go to Local Policing page |
| 5 | go to Get Involved page |
| 6 | go to Advice Centre page |
| 7 | go to Recruitment page |
| 8 | go to Contact Us page |
How to use Access Keys in your Browser
| Browser | What to do |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer 5+ (PC) | Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER |
| Internet Explorer 4 (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac) | Access keys are not supported |
| Netscape 6 and earlier (PC and Mac) | Access keys are not supported |
| Netscape 7 (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox 1 (PC) | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox 1 (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox, Mozilla (PC) 2+ | Hold down the ALT and SHIFT key and press the number of the access key |
| Firefox, Mozilla (Mac) 2+ | Hold down the CTRL and SHIFT key and press the number of the access key |
| Google Chrome 1 | Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key. |
| Safari and Omniweb (Mac) | Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key |
| Opera | Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the accesskey |
Older Browsers
This website has been designed and tested to work with modern internet browsers, such as Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3, Google Chrome (all versions), Safari and Opera 9 onwards. We cannot guarantee compatability with older browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 and users who experience problems should consider upgrading to a newer browser.
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