Accessibility

Samaritans are committed to providing a site that is accessible to everyone. We are always seeking to improve our website and its ease of use. Our guidelines include:

• Designing the site for a smaller monitor so horizontal scrolling is not required
• Using meaningful alternative text for all images to provide descriptive text
• Using a simple web colour scheme
• Using a standard font which is easier to read
• Providing a site map to assist with navigation

With that in mind, all font sizes can be increased or decreased. The instructions below are designed for the most common browsers used when accessing the Samaritans website. If you have a different internet browser, these instructions are likely to work as well.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5 and 6.0

1) Open the browser
2) Choose View option
3) Select Text Size from options list
4) From next options list select Small, Medium, Large or Largest to set text to size you want

Netscape 7.0 and 8.1

1) Open the browser
2) Hold down Ctrl button on keyboard and press + (plus) key
3) This will enlarge text, to enlarge again repeat procedure
4) Repeat until text is set to size you want
5) To make text smaller press Ctrl on keyboard and - (minus) key

Mozilla Firefox 2.0

1) Open the browser
2) Hold down Ctrl button on keyboard and press + (plus) key
3) This will enlarge text, to enlarge again repeat procedure
4) Repeat until text is set to size you want
5) To make text smaller press Ctrl on keyboard and - (minus) key

Apple Safari 2.0

1) Open the browser
2) Hold down Apple Key and press + (plus) key
3) This will enlarge text, to enlarge again repeat procedure
4) Repeat until text is set to size you want
5) To make text smaller press Apple Key on keyboard and press - (minus) key