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UCMK aims to make ucmk.ac.uk accessible to everyone. It has been constructed in line with W3C guidelines. All images providing information are annotated with appropriate Alt text to assist those using a screen reader; other non-informative images have a null Alt text. Visitors with visual impairments can make the text bigger in their web browser. All links to external sites open in a new window and UCMK is not responsible for the content or accessibility of these referenced sites.

Links to organisations directly related to vision impairment:

www.abilitynet.org.uk

The AbilityNet website has information, factsheets and step-by-step guides on approaches and technology to help with vision impairment.

www.bcab.org.uk

The British Computer Association of the Blind is a self-help group of visually impaired computer professionals and users. This website contains a lot of useful IT-related information.

www.rnib.org.uk

The Royal National Institute of the Blind website includes a wealth of information on all aspects of vision impairment, including computer access and other technologies

Links to other useful sites:

www.abilitynet.org.uk/content/links/links.htm

AbilityNet has a wealth of useful links to UK organisations on their website, including vision-related organisations and specialist IT suppliers.

www.rnib.org.uk/technology/factsheets/suppliers.htm

This is the links page on the RNIB website and is a comprehensive list of UK vision related organisations, access technology suppliers and trainers.

 

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