Ealing Hospital NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that its site is accessible to all users.
We have made every attempt to make sure this website is accessible to as many people as possible.
Should you find something that you cannot access please do not hesitate to contact us and we shall do all that it possible to ensure that this is corrected. Please supply as much information as possible about the problem and on what page(s), thank you.
This site complies with the NHS Guidelines on Websites and also adopts the recommendations of W3C and is in the process of working towards achieving level AA (intermediate) of the WAI rates.
Site Layout
This site has been designed to comply with existing accessibility recommendations and standards and includes a low graphics and printer friendly version.
Alt-Text Tags
Images on this site are accompanied by a brief alt-text tag that identifies the image or its function. If you are using a graphic browser, alt-text tags are visible only if the browser's automatic image-loading feature is turned off.
Hyperlinks
Text hyperlinks are written so that they are understood when read out of context.
Skip Navigation
Each page on the site begins with a "skip navigation" link. Choosing this link moves the user directly to the main content of the page, bypassing the long list of navigational links which appears on every page. This permits faster and easier navigation for those using screen readers or for anyone using the keyboard rather than a mouse to navigate the site.
Access Keys
Access keys can help you move around the site quickly and easily using shortcut keys on the keyboard instead of having to use the navigation menu. Below are details for how to use Access Keys for your browser. If you are unsure which internet browser you are using details can normally be found under the 'Help' drop down menu at the top of the browser window.
Text Size
If you are having difficulties viewing our page the size of the text on the page can be changed using the text size options at the right hand top of the page. This will allows you to make the text 'Larger','Normal' or 'Smaller' and still render the layout correctly on the screen. If you are still having problems then you can change browser settings, however, this may affect the layout on the screen.
Changing browser settings
Most browsers allow users to change the settings in order to alter the way pages are displayed which may improve readability, however, this may affect the layout on the screen.
Most browsers allow you to
To change your settings, please click on one of the following browser types for a step by step guide:
Internet Explorer
How do I change the font size?
How do I change the font style?
How do I ignore the font / colour settings specified?
How do I change the colours of the text and background?
How do I stop images downloading?
How do I change the font style?
From the browser menu, go to the 'Tools' menu and select 'Internet Options'
Click on the 'Accessibility' option, which can be found under the 'General' tab
Tick the 'Ignore font styles specified on Web pages' option
Click 'OK'
Back at the 'General' tab, click 'Fonts'
From this screen you can change the way your pages display 'web page font' and 'plain text font.'
Once you have chosen your required settings, click 'OK'
Click 'OK' again to close the 'Internet Options' box
Ignore colours specified on Web pages
Ignore font styles specified on Web pages
Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages
Tick the options that are appropriate to you.
Click 'OK'
Click 'OK' again to close the 'Internet Options' box
How do I change the colours of the text and background?
From the browser menu, go to the 'Tools' menu and select 'Internet Options'
Click on the 'Colours' option, which can be found under the 'General' tab
Untick the 'Use windows colours' option
Select your own text and background colours (black text on a yellow background provides the most contrast)
To change the colours of visited and unvisited links, click on the colours and select your preferred colour from the palette that appears
Click 'OK'
Click 'OK' again to close the 'Internet Options' box
How do I stop images downloading?
This allows you to only view text and the page will load much faster
From the main menu, go to the 'Tools' menu and select 'Internet Options'
Go to the 'Advanced' tab
Scroll down the settings until you reach 'Multimedia'
Untick the 'Show pictures' option
Click 'OK' to close the 'Internet Options' box
Netscape 7x
How do I change the font size?
How do I change the font style?
How do I ignore the font / colour settings specified?
How do I change the colours of the text and background?
How do I stop images downloading?
- How do I change the font size?
From the main menu, go to the 'View' menu and select 'Text Zoom'
Select the appropriate size text, e.g. 'Larger' Netscape also allows you to choose the size of the text as a percentage of the original, e.g. 150%
How do I change the font style?
From the main menu, go to the 'Edit' menu and select 'Preferences'
Select 'Appearance' then 'Fonts'
Change the font type to your required settings
To use these fonts when you visit all websites in future, untick the option next to 'Allow documents to use other fonts'
Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box
How do I ignore the font / colour settings specified?
From the main menu, go to the 'Edit' menu and select 'Preferences'
Select 'Appearance' then 'Colors'
Under the heading 'When a web page provides its own colors and background' check the option next to 'Use my chosen colors, ignoring the colors and background image specified'
Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box
How do I change the colours of the text and background?
From the main menu, go to the 'Edit' menu and select 'Preferences'
Select 'Appearance' then 'Colors'
Under the heading 'Text and Background' select your own text and background colours (black text on a yellow background provides the most contrast)
To change the colours of visited and unvisited links, click on the colours and select your preferred colour from the palette that appears
Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box
How do I stop images downloading?
This allows you to only view text and the page will load much faster
From the main menu, go to the 'Edit' menu and select 'Preferences'
Select 'Privacy & Security' then 'Images'
Under the heading 'Image Acceptance Policy' check the option next to 'Do not load any images'
Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box
Opera
How do I change the font size?
How do I change the font style?
How do I ignore the font / colour settings specified?
How do I change the colours of the text and background?
How do I stop images downloading?
How do I change the font size?
You can choose to Zoom the contents of a page (text and images) from 20% - 1000%
From the main menu, go to 'View' and select 'Zoom'
Select the magnification of the page that is most suitable for you
How do I change the font style?
From the main menu, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Preferences'
Select 'Fonts and colors'
Highlight the font type you would like to change, e.g. 'Normal' or 'Heading 1'
Click the 'Choose' button to the right. This will bring up a 'Font' box where you can change the font, font style and size of the font. Choose the settings that are suitable for you
Click 'OK' to close the 'Font' box
To use these fonts when you visit all websites in future select 'Page style' (under 'Fonts and colors'
Under the 'Author mode' option, untick the boxes next to 'Page style sheet' and 'Page fonts and colors.' Tick the box next to 'My fonts and colors'
Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box
How do I ignore the font / colour settings specified?
From the main menu, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Preferences'
Select 'Page style'
Under the 'Author mode' option, untick the boxes next to 'Page style sheet' and 'Page fonts and colors'
Click 'OK to close the 'Preferences' box
How do I change the colours of the text and background?
From the main menu, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Preferences'
Select 'Fonts and colors'
Highlight the font type you would like to change, e.g. 'Normal' or 'Heading 1'
Click the 'Choose' button to the right. This will bring up a 'Font' box where you can change the font, font style and font size. Choose the settings that are suitable for you
Click 'OK' to close the 'Font' box
Back at the 'Fonts and colors' options, click on the box to the right of Background color' and select your preferred colour from the palette that appears
To change colours of visited and not visited links, at 'Link style' click on the 'My link style' box to the right
The 'Links style' box will appear. Click on the colours and select your preferred colour from the palette that appears
Click 'OK' to close the 'Link style' box
Select 'Page style'
Under the 'Author mode' option, untick the boxes next to 'Page style sheet' and 'Page fonts and colors'
Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box
How do I stop images downloading?
This allows you to only view text and the page will load much faster
From the main menu, go to the 'File' menu and select 'Preferences'
Select 'Multimedia'
Next to Images you will see a drop down menu. Click on the arrow to expand the menu and select 'Show no images'
Click 'OK' to close the 'Preferences' box
