Accessibility

The Bar Library strives to make this website accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you use, and whether or not you have any disabilities. Accessibility on the site is guided by the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

Maintaining an accessible site is an ongoing process and we welcomes any feedback which will help us improve. If you have any comments or are experiencing any difficulties you can contact us by using our feedback form.

Changing text size

You can change text size using your browser.

In Internet Explorer, go to ‘view’, ‘text size’. Select the text size you require.

In Firefox, go to ‘view’, ‘text size’. You can increase or decrease the text size as required.

In Safari, hold down the command key (Apple key) and select ‘+’ to increase the text size or ‘-’ to decrease the text size.

In Google Chrome click the “wrench” icon, find the “Zoom” section in the menu and click the plus or minus buttons to adjust.

File Formats

We use the following non-html, or file formats, on our pages. If you dont have the software installed to use these formats you can use the following information to help you do so.

.pdf - Portable document Format, by Adobe. Get the Latest Free PDF reader software from Adobe [Opens in a new browser window] to view these files on your PC. Some browsers may open these files in a new window while others will prompt you to download the file to view offline.

.doc - Word Document, by Microsoft. Get the Latest Free Word viewer software from Microsoft [Opens in a new browser window] to view these files on your PC. Some browsers may open these files in a new window while others will prompt you to download the file to view offline.

.xls - Spreadsheet document for viewing tabled data, by Microsoft. Get the Latest Free Spreadsheet document viewer software from Microsoft [Opens in a new browser window] to view these files on your PC. Some browsers may open these files in a new window while others will prompt you to download the file to view offline.

Further help

If you need extra help in using computers, the web and assistive technologies, we recommend visiting the BBC My Web, My Way (opens in a new window). This site has videos and information to help you use the accessibility features of your computer and shows how to make it easier to use the web.