Ease of use
This site has been designed for use by all members of the community, whether experienced internet users or not.
The layout has been created with visually impaired users in mind and is fully compatible with browser-reading
software. The site can be navigated using the keyboard alone hopefully making it easier to use for physically disabled people.

Accessibility
"Access keys" have been built into the site to assist users with disabilities when navigating their way through the website.
These are essentially keyboard shortcuts that give users quick and easy access to particular web pages. Depending on
the type of operating system you use, the access keys will create different results. At present, only Microsoft® Internet
Explorer® supports access keys. The access keys used on this site are:

Screens

• 1 Property Search
• 2 User Registration
• 3 Log-in and Log-out
• 4 Legal
• 5 Help
• 6 Home/Basket (available to logged-in users)
• 7 Enquire (available to logged-in users)
• 8 Site Index
• 9 Email Reminder
• 0 Map

Form Submissions

• R for reset
• S for search
• V for save search
• B for back
• G for register
• C for enter
• B for submit
• N for enquire

External Screens (All open as pop-up window)

• M RE:Media Website
• I Multimap Website
• W Adobe Website
• K Microsoft Free Viewer Software
• J Plug-in for the visually impaired
• Q Bobby Approved Website (Double A)
• U W3C Approved (Double A)
• Y W3C CSS Approved (Single A)
• X XHTML 1.0 Transitional Approved

For Windows based computers pressing "ALT" and the access key will give focus to that specific link on the page. If
you press return, you will then be taken to that page. For Macintosh computers pressing "CTRL" and the access key
will automatically send you to that specific page.

Increasing text size
Some users might find screen text easier to read by increasing the size at which text is displayed. To do this you
should simply adjust your browser`s settings. If you use Microsoft® Internet Explorer go to the VIEW menu, select
TEXT SIZE and then either LARGER or LARGEST. If you use Netscape® Navigator go to the VIEW menu and choose
INCREASE FONT until the text is whatever size you require.

Adobe® Acrobat® PDF Files
Documents are often provided in ".PDF" format. PDFs (portable document format) are suited to downloading and
printing. To view a PDF your browser needs a plug-in called the Acrobat® Reader. This is available for free and can
be downloaded from the Adobe® website (This link will open in a new browser window) . . The file size is 8.6 mb which
should take approximately 20 minutes to download on a 56k modem.

Microsoft® Word Documents
For site users that do not own a copy of Microsoft® Word, a free viewer is available from the Microsoft® web site
(This link will open in a new browser window).

Visually impaired users who require browser-reading software can download a special plug-in for your browser.

Standards
The site conforms to the following standards (each opens a new site in a new browser window).