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Accessibility Information
The Royals Shopping Centre is committed to ensuring this website is accessible to all of our users including those with disabilities.
In this section you will find out how to make use of the accessible features that are available throughout The Royals website. This includes how to change font sizes and use access (shortcut) keys.
The Royals website supports accessibility and is committed to ensuring everyone can access the information available. The layout of the site takes into account users who are visually impaired or have difficulties using a mouse. It is fully compatible with popular screen reading software, and can be navigated using just a keyboard.
Access Keys
Access keys are shortcuts to provide quick and easy access to common pages without the need for a mouse and have been included to assist users with disabilities to navigate around the web site.
Access Keys are available for the navigation menu of this website and are used by holding the Alt button and pressing the corresponding key from the list below. After doing so, press the return (enter) button on your keyboard to be directed to the selected page. This list is consistent throughout the entire website.
Text Size
Some users might find the site easier to read by increasing the size at which the text is displayed. To do this you can adjust your browser's settings by selecting 'View' from the menu, then select 'text size' or 'text zoom' or 'zoom' and increase the size of the text.
If you have a browser with JavaScript enabled you may select an option from the drop down box. -- Select Style -- Accessible Size Default Website Settings Black and white Version Black Background and White Text Black Background and Yellow Text.
Alternatively:
On Microsoft Internet Explorer
Press the following sequence of keys:
Largest: Alt, V, X and then G
Larger: Alt, V, X and then I
Medium: Alt, V, X and then M
Smaller: Alt, V, X and then S
Smallest: Alt, V, X and then A
On Netscape
To increase or decrease the text size in Netscape you need to select "View" from the menu bar. The next step is to select "Text Zoom" and then select the option you require.
Increase text size = "Ctrl" + "+"
Decrease text size = "Ctrl" + "-"
Original text size = "Ctrl" + "0"
Changing Website Colours
Changing the site's background colour can be particularly useful for users who rely on magnification technology as white can produce an uncomfortable glare. It is also possible to change the colour of body text on the site. Both can be achieved by changing preferences in your browser:
If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to the "Tools" menu, select "Internet Options", select "Accessibility" [bottom right button], and put a tick in the box next to "Ignore colours specified on web pages", then select OK. Now go to Colours, select Colours and make changes to text and background colours in the colours panel.
If you use Netscape Navigator, go to the "Edit" menu, select "Preferences", open the "Appearance" menu and select "Colours". You can set the colour of text and background from here.
If you use Opera, go to the "Tools" menu, select "Preferences" and then select "page style". Ensure "user mode" options use own settings (default settings). Now go into "fonts" where you can change the colour options. Select "View", then "Style" and then select "user mode".
External Links & PDF Files
These will be opened in a new browser window to allow you to switch between The Royals website and the newly opened page.
Documents with the icon PDF file format 
are in PDF (Portable Document Format), before you can read them you will need Adobe Acrobat viewer which can be downloaded from www.adobe.com. You will find more information about accessibility when using Adobe products here.
Accessibility Software
JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.
Home Page Reader, a screen reader for Windows. A downloadable demo is available.
Lynx, a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
Links, a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
Opera, a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user stylesheets, image toggle. A free downloadable version is available. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and several other operating systems.
