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Thurrock Council has tried to make this web site as accessible as possible for visitors with a visual impairment. In addition, we are pleased to offer advice to visitors on how to get the most out of their web browsers.

Not everyone finds it easy to read small text and certain text/background colour combinations. If you wish to make the Thurrock Council web site easier to read all you need to do is make a couple of simple changes in your browser settings.

Note: In the instructions below, the term 'click' is used where a browser option must be selected or activated (e.g. by using a pointing device such as a computer mouse, or an equivalent assistive technology.

Opera

The following instructions apply to version 8 of Opera on Apple OS.

Change Text Size

To change the size of the text for this browsing session:

  • Select the View menu from the browser toolbar.
  • Select the Zoom option.
  • From the menu select how much you want the page to be zoomed into or out of - note that this will also increase/decrease the size of any images on the page.

To change the default text size for all websites:

  • On the Tools menu select Preferences.
  • Select the Advanced tab.
  • Select Fonts
  • Change the Minimum font size (pixels) value to reflect the smallest size at which you want fonts to appear (if required).
  • Select the Web Pages tab.
  • Set a new value for Page zoom to ensure all webpages are either zoomed into or out of.
  • Click OK to confirm your changes.

Change Text Color

You may also find it helpful to change the colour scheme, for example, to a yellow/black combination.

  • On the Tools menu select Preferences.
  • Select the Web Pages tab.
  • To change text colours:
    • Click the rectangle to the right of Normal font.
    • In the popup box, click the rectangle below Color and choose a text colour (e.g. yellow).
    • Click OK to confirm your changes.
    • Click the rectangle to the right of Monospace font and repeat the same procedure.
  • To change the background colour, click the rectangle to the right of Background color and choose a background colour (e.g. black).
  • Click OK to confirm your changes.

More information about the accessibility options on Apple Macintosh computers is available from Apple - Accessibility.

Instructions are available for a wide range of browsers. Please select your browser from the lists below to see how you can adjust your settings. The browsers have been separated according to the computer operating system(s) on which they are available. If you are unsure which browser you are currently using, you can easily find out by clicking your browser's Help menu. The menu will list something like "About Internet Explorer" or "About Firefox". The About item will also give you other information about your browser such as which version you currently are running.

If your browser is not listed below, or the details are incorrect, please contact the Web Development Team so that we may improve this service.

Microsoft Windows
Apple Macintosh
Linux

Our Adult Social Care section includes services available to visually impaired people resident in Thurrock and provides information that will allow you to independently select services which are appropriate to you.

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