Accessibility

Introduction

Experian recognise the importance of providing a website that is inclusive and available for all user groups.

Approach

The Experian website is being developed to support Internet users who have disabilities. We believe the web pages on the site are in line with priority 1 and level 2 criteria of W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

Screen reader/voice browser/screen magnifier users

Skip links allow the user to by-pass the navigation to the main content and also go directly to the site tools. Text equivalents of all images have been provided and the relevant page tags inserted.

Partially sighted users - changing the font size

We have provided the facility to change the font size of the text used on our web pages. If you are using Internet Explorer, select 'View' from the menu bar, then 'Text Size' and select from 'Smallest' to 'Largest'. In Netscape, select 'View' from the menu bar, then 'Text Size' and select from 'Smaller', 'Larger', % values or 'Other'.

Colour-blind users

We have not referenced by colour alone. Should you wish to change the colour of text and background by introducing your own style sheet, please follow the instructions in changing the style sheet.

Keyboard-only users

All pages on this site can be navigated via the keyboard, using the following access keys:

access key 1 - Home
access key 2 - Highlights
access key 3 - Chief Executive's review
access key 4 - Business review
access key 5 - Financial statements
access key 6 - Shareholder information
access key 7 - Contact us
access key 8 - Accessibility

How to use access keys

Hold down 'alt' key and number/letter of the access key, then press 'enter'.

Changing the style sheet

Users may import their own style sheet into the website. In Internet Explorer, select Tools, then Internet Options and then Accessibility. Next select any or all of three checkboxes to ignore colours, font styles or font sizes. In the same window, you can change the style sheet by selecting the checkbox that says 'Format document using my style sheet', then simply browse to your preferred style sheet and select OK. In Netscape, select Edit, then Preferences and then Appearance. You will then be given a choice of colours and fonts.