This website has been built to allow as many people as possible the chance to read and learn about the Ipswich Witches Speedway Team, including those with visual impairment. If you are someone with visual impairment and have any comments or suggestions as to how we can improve our service to you please contact us.

We can recommend the following speaking browser, which is available for a free trial period: IBM Home Page Reader (HPR) (Please note you must have Internet Explorer V 5.0 or higher on your system to use this product).

JAWS for windows, the world's most popular screen reader works with your PC to provide access to software applications and the Internet. You can download a free trial copy of the JAWS screen reader.

Lynx text browser
You can download a copy of the latest Lynx text only browser.

The RNIB Web Access Centre can provide useful information and further resources. Visit the RNIB Web Access Centre.

This website has also been built to meet Level 1 of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/full-checklist.html) and we have also met some of the checkpoints for levels two and three, and hope in time to achieve full compliance to level three. Many of our pages, particularly match results, are automatically duplicated as text only pages, however to ensure that those with visual impairment can read every page on this site you will be able to change the way you view the website using tools built in to your web browser.

Change Text Size

Internet Explorer 5 and above - Click on ‘View’ in the top menu bar. Next, click ‘Text Size’ and select your preferred text size from the options.

Firefox 1 or 2 - Click on ‘View’ in the top menu bar. Next, click ‘Text Size’ and select ‘Increase’ or ‘Decrease’ as preferred.
Netscape 7

Click on ‘View’ in the top menu bar. Next, click ‘Text Zoom’ and select your preferred text size from the options.

Viewing in a Plain Layout ort "Text only"

Some browsers allow you to remove styling attributes specified by the web page.
Internet Explorer 5 and above - Click on ‘Tools’ in the top menu bar. Next, click ‘Internet Options’. Click on the ‘Accessibility’ button at the bottom right of the dialogue box. A new dialogue box will open, offering you three formatting choices. Click each checkbox that corresponds with your preferred option.

Firefox 1 and 2/Netscape 7 - Click on ‘View’ in the top menu bar. Next, click on ‘Page Style’ and then select ‘No Style’.

Character encoding

Internet Explorer version 5 and above - Please ensure your character encoding is set to either Western (ISO-8859-1) or Western Windows

Firefox 1 and 2/Netscape 7 - Please ensure that your character encoding is set to either Western (ISO-8859-1), English (US-ASCII) or Western Windows (-1252)

Other measures we have implemented include:

Consistent page headings and titles
A consistent heading structure has been used so that page information is compatible with access technology.

Contrasting colour combinations
We have taken care to ensure that foreground and background colours on the site contrast effectively.

Alternative text for graphics
All graphics and images contain descriptive alt tag attributes (alternative text). Where an image has no importance, the alt tag is set to null to make the site easier to read by all users.

Descriptive links
All links have been written to make sense when taken out of context. Where appropriate, we have also added information to let you know if the link will open a new window or if additional software is required to view.

Additional information

* Adobe PDF & Microsoft Word files

You need Acrobat Reader software to view Adobe Acrobat PDF files. Some files on this website are available in either PDF or Word format. If you do not have the software installed on your computer, you can download it for free at Acrobat Reader. If you are using access technology to view Adobe PDF documents, go to the Adobe Accessibility Resource Centre which provides information and tools. An online PDF conversion tool can be found at online conversion tools for Adobe PDF documents.