Accessibility
Accessibility statement
The Department for Work and Pensions wants to make sure that the widest possible range of people finds this website easy to use, or “accessible”. We are always looking at ways of improving the accessibility of our website.
Accessibility help
There are a number of things you can do to make this website easier to use.
Changing the size of the text on this website
To change the text size use the Text size options at the top of most pages.
- For larger text, select the right hand letter A+.
- For smaller text, select the left hand letter A-.
- To return the text size to the default setting, select the middle letter A.
Otherwise:
- select Text Size from the View menu. (In some browsers Text Size may be called Text Zoom or Zoom)
- choose the size that you want from the Text Size menu.
Accessibility advice for Mac users
The Mac operating system includes many accessibility options, including resizing text, text-to-speech and keyboard alternatives to mouse functions.
- Visit the Apple website's accessibility section.
Help with PDF documents
You can download Portable Document Format (PDF) documents using Adobe Reader– available free of charge.
PDF documents are usually marked with this icon.
Assistive technology and PDF documents
Adobe Reader allows you to extract the text of an Adobe PDF document and save it as a text file. This feature is particularly useful when you want to read the document on a note-taker or emboss the file with a Braille printer.
- Information for users with disabilities on the Adobe website ('Accessing PDF documents with assistive technology' document)
Changing the look of this website
- Changing the look of this website explains how to change the colour of the text or background, change the font or remove images.
Images
Most images on this website have alternative text that describes their contents or function. Images used in purely decorative graphics or for layout do not include alternative text.
More help
For more help about changing your browser, operating system, or computer settings to view websites in a more accessible way, go to the BBC’s My Web My Way.
Contact details
We welcome feedback on the accessibility and usability of our site.
