Accessibility
Telephone Services
We recommend the use of Relay UK, a free service offered by BT to help deaf people and those who have hearing loss or are speech impaired to communicate over the phone.
Simply type what you’d like to say and an assistant will relay the conversation in real-time.
You don't need any special kit – just download the app from the App Store, Google Play or the Microsoft Store onto your smartphone, tablet, or computer.
You can download the Relay UK app from Apple's App Store for iOS devices or download from Google Play for Android devices.
For Windows 10 PCs, you can Get Relay UK from the Microsoft Store.
Website Settings
This website is optimised to work on following web browsers - click on the corresponding links to learn how to enable accessibility features for each browser:
- Firefox (Firefox accessibility)
- Chrome
- Internet Explorer (Internet Explorer accessibility)
- Safari (Safari accessibility)
- Android Browser (Android browser accessibility)
Altering Font size
On Window devices, to alter the text size in your browser use your keyboard shortcut keys Ctrl+ (Control-Plus) to zoom in and Ctrl- (Control-Minus) to zoom out.
For Apple Mac, use the Option-Command instead of the Control key
Modifying Your Screen
To make your screen more accessible, you can select modifications that are incorporated in both Mac and Windows devices.
These are known as Ease of Access or Accessibility tools in the operating system.
- Change colour scheme on Desktop@UCL & Windows 7
- Change colour scheme on a Mac
- Other accessibility information and support for computers and mobile devices.
Altering Colours
Some browsers will allow you to use your own colours to help you read this website as well as aid accessing other websites.
Help with Dyslexia
OpenDyslexic is a font specifically made for people with dyslexia to help them read websites (including this one).
To install a plugin to display web pages in OpenDyslexic text for Firefox and Chrome, click on the plugins below.
