Accessibility Help

Leicestershire County Council is committed to making its services accessible to all.

More information about equality, diversity and service accessibility.

Website Accessibility

This website has been developed to serve the largest possible audience, using the broadest range of systems and to consider any needs that users with disabilities might have.

Tools on your computer to change the way this website looks

You can control the look and functionality of this website, depending on your computer settings.

Most computers will have accessibility settings you can change including; the way the screen looks (e.g. changing; fonts, sizes, colours, etc), the way the keyboard or mouse works and possibly speaking and listening to commands as well as a range of other features.

As several organisations have already produced lots of very good content about how to make computers and websites more accessible, we have linked to these sites rather than duplicate this content.

Windows - Click on the ‘Start’ button, then ‘Programs’, then ‘Accessories’, then ‘Accessibility’
- Microsoft Accessibility
- BBC My Web - Windows
Mac, Linux and Other computers - We are not able to give advice on all possible computer systems used, but we hope you find the links below useful. You should also consult your computer's documentation or supplier's website.
General advice
- AbilityNet - a national charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet.

Access keys

Access keys can be used via a keyboard as an alternative form of navigation.

For a Windows based system, press the 'Alt' key combined with the access key, then followed by pressing the 'Enter' key.
For a Macintosh based system, press the 'Ctrl' key combined with the access key, then followed by pressing the 'Enter' key.

The table below displays the main access keys on the Website:

Accesskey	Description
1	Home Page
2	News & What's New
3	Site Map
4	Search
6	Help
7	Complaints & Comments
9	Website Feedback Form
0	Accessibility Information
A	Contact
S	Skip Navigation

Notes:
The access keys follow the UK Government access keys standard.
The access key 8 - Terms & conditions has not been used because there is not an appropriate page to link to on this site.

Talking Website - Browseloud

By downloading some software this website can talk to you. To find out more please go to Talking Website - Browseloud.

Accessibility Standards

We are attempting to follow recognised standards. Please see our Accessibility Standards

Feedback

We would encourage you to send us details of any problems you have with this website. To do this, please go to our Feedback page

Help: links to the help section of this website.
Contact Us: links to a feedback page with several options for contacting the council or web team.
A-Z of Services: provides contact details for the Council services you are interested in.
Site Map: links to the Site Map page containing a list of all the pages on this website.

Service Accessibility

Here are some ways that you can access our information and services.

Policy: We have a range of equality and diversity policies covering race, disability and gender.

Older People: Information and services for older people.

Younger People: Information about supporting younger people and special educational needs.

Learning Disability: Information about learning disabilities.

Physical Disability: Information about physical disability.

Mental Health: Information about mental health.

Languages: Information about interpretation and translation.

Other Services: please use our A-Z of services.