We aim to make this site as accessible as possible.

Vital has been reviewed by accessibility experts and tested using a range of different assistive technologies and computer settings. There are areas that can and will be improved based on recommendations from this review and otherwise identified, but core aspects of the site are already provided in a way which meets the needs of a wide variety of users.

• Screenreaders: users with screenreaders should have no difficulty accessing the text-based content.
• Settings: Users who require specific Windows or browser settings should not have any difficulties with the site, nor should users with screen magnifiers.
• Video and audio materials can be played through a range of different media players or downloaded.

You may find making changes to your web browser settings help you use this web site:

• You can change the options in your browser to adjust the size and colour of the text and the colour of the background.
• If you are using the latest version of Internet Explorer you will be able to override the colour scheme of this and many other websites.

Filling in forms

When filling in any online form we would recommend the following:

• Read all of the form carefully before attempting to fill it in.
• When you do fill the form in you may find it more useful to turn Virtual PC Cursor off if you are using the screenreader JAWS version 3.3 or above.
• Once you have filled the form in, turn Virtual PC Cursor back on and check what you have entered. Then submit the form.

Other advice

You might also like to see the advice from the Open University on Using web technologies and Helpful contacts.