Accessibility

Visitcalifornia.co.uk is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. To make the site more user friendly, we are continually working towards addressing the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so, attempt to adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.

Site Information

The website is laid out using a stylesheet (CSS). Text, with the exception of graphical text, can be increased or decreased in size by using the instructions provided below. Images that convey important information have alternative text; where an image is used for a decorative purpose, the alternative text may be left blank. Wherever possible, we use live text instead of graphics and images to reduce the download time of pages and increase your control.

Standard fonts are used throughout the site for easy legibility and we have attempted to not convey information exclusively using colour. A sitemap is available to provide information about the layout of the website in addition to a ‘breadcrumb’ trail below the main content of each page to show users the path from the home page to the current page in the site.

Test Resizing

You can resize the text in this website independently by following these instructions:

• PC/ Internet Explorer 6
From the top menu bar, select View and point to Text size

• PC/ Internet Explorer 7
From the menu bar underneath the search field, select Page and point to Text size

• PC/ other browsers
Increase text size: Hold down the CTRL key and press +
Decrease text size: Hold down the CTRL key and press -

• Mac / all browsers
Increase text size: Hold down the Command key and press +
Decrease text size: Hold down the Command key and press -

• Changing your browser settings
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7
- Firefox
- Opera
- Netscape

Assistive Technologies

Assistive technologies, including screen reading and screen enlarging software, are available to address the needs of people and systems with differing abilities. We have provided a few links that you may find useful.

- Online Lynx viewer: online text browser Lynx.
- JAWS screen reader: download a free trial copy of the screen reader Jaws.
- MAGic screen magnification: information on screen magnification software.
- Firefox Accessibility: Accessibility features of the Firefox web browser.

Contact

Whilst we strive to make the site easily accessible to everybody, it is not always possible to do so in all areas. If you are experiencing difficulties accessing the website or require any specific assistance, please feel free to contact us and we shall be pleased to assist. We always welcome any comments, suggestions or feedback you may have to help us improve the quality of your online experience.

California Tourism UK & Ireland
15 Bedford Street, Covent Garden,
London, WC2E 9HE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7257 6180 (UK), +353 (0) 1613 9080 (Ire)
Fax: +44 (0)20 7240 3589
Email: info@visitcalifornia.co.uk