Accessibility

We’ve added speech, reading and translation support to our website with ReachDeck. More specifically, the ReachDeck Toolbar.

ReachDeck is a tool from Texthelp. It helps us to make our online content more available to everyone by offering our visitors assistive features.

But, why is this important?

Globally 1 in 7 people have a disability. For many, they experience barriers when they’re on the web. For example, people with visual impairments might struggle if information is only available in text format. And those with cognitive disabilities might find it difficult to read information on a crowded web page. This can impact their ability to browse, buy and access online content or services. What’s more, only 1 in 10 people in need have access to assistive technology. By adding the ReachDeck Toolbar, we’re giving extra support to people that might need it.

Our visitors can:

choose to have our content read out loud
remove distracting content
add a screen tint with a reading pane to help them focus
translate our web pages into over 100 languages.

Try it out for yourself

Click on the orange launchpad on your screen to launch the ReachDeck Toolbar. To hear text read out loud, simply click on the first icon and hover your mouse over any text. From a touchscreen device you’ll have to click on the text to hear it.