Accessibility

Mersey Care  NHS Trust supports accessibility on the Web. Every effort has been made to ensure that this website is as accessible as possible, based on recognised accessibility guidelines and standards. Please note that some older web browsers and access devices do not fully support some of these standards.

To aid those users who have disabilities, the pages of this website contain various accessibility features.

Valid HTML and CSS

Pages on this site are tested as valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional and valid CSS, using the W3C's mark-up validation service, and conform to the W3C's recommendations and standards. These measures ensure that text reader users can easily navigate through pages and content.

Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional Valid CSS!

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Conformance

All pages are WCAG 1.0 AA approved and conform to all priority 1 and most priority 2 and 3 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. This website is tested regularly for compliance with current accessibility standards.

Level Double-A conformance icon, W3C-WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0

 

Text Help

The Mersey Care website is browsealoud enabled.

What is BrowseAloud?

BrowseAloud makes websites accessible to those who require online reading support, which is 20% of the UK population.  It works by reading web pages aloud in a human-sounding voice.  The user simply hovers their mouse pointer over the text to hear it read aloud.

What will BrowseAloud do for me?

  • Reads web pages aloud in a human-sounding voice
  • (Includes websites, intranets, extranets, html, accessible Flash, alt tags) 
  • Reads secure web pages
  • Reads PDF and Word documents in their original format
  • Highlights each word as it is spoken to show you where you are on the page 
  • Magnifies text to your chosen font size and font style
  • Translates word-for-word between English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
  • Looks up accurate dictionary definitions
  • Converts text to MP3 
  • Masks information on the screen to help you focus on a particular area


Who does BrowseAloud help?

BrowseAloud helps any website visitor who requires online reading support.  This includes those with learning difficulties such as dyslexia, mild visual impairments and those with English as a second language. 


How do I download BrowseAloud?

Download BrowseAloud from the BrowseAloud website