Joint Local Access Forum (JLAF) for Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City and South Gloucestershire

The next JLAF meeting is on Friday 7th November 2008.  The Draft Minutes of the last meeting are available. Other recent information.

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It is hoped that this website will be accessed by as many people as possible so we are keen that it is straightforward and clear.

If you are having any problems in using the site, please check the information below first. If this does not answer your query, then contact us.

If you have any suggestions, comments or if there are any errors on the site that you have noticed please contact us.

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We are committed to making this site accessible to all visitors using any browser. The pages are designed to comply with global standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium (http://www.w3c.org), and we use style sheets to control elements such as font size. This is to ensure that our pages are accessible to visually impaired visitors using special access software, and the widest number of browsers possible.

If you experience any difficulty in viewing any of the pages or accessing any of the information, please let us know - email us.

How to download and save a document

When you wish to download and save a document right click the hyperlink and click on 'Save Target As' from the drop down menu. If you left click the connection you will load that file to your browser for immediate viewing.

Controlling text and colours in your web browser

If you use the Internet Explorer or Netscape browsers to view the Internet, the following guidelines will enable you to enlarge the size of the text and control the colours on your screen. However, if you require even larger text, or use a text-only browser, please refer to the RNIB web site, which contains useful information on how to access the web using different technologies.

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Instructions for users of Microsoft Internet Explorer

For PC

  • Open your Internet Explorer Web Browser
  • Select 'Tools' from the menu at the top of your window.
  • From the options which appear, select 'Internet options...'
  • Click on the 'General' tab
  • Click on the button marked 'Accessibility'
  • To change your font size, select the checkbox marked 'Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages'
  • To remove background and font colours, select the checkbox marked 'Ignore colours specified on web pages'
  • Click 'OK' (and again if necessary)
  • Select 'View' from the menu at the top of your window.
  • From the options which appear, select 'Text size'
  • Select your desired text size

For Apple Mac

  • Open your Internet Explorer Web Browser
  • Select the "edit" menu at the top of your window
  • From the options menu which appears, select "preferences"
  • Click on "web content"
  • Deselect the button marked "show style sheets"
  • Return to the list of preferences
  • Click on "web browser"
  • Select "language/fonts"
  • Select the font size you require
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Instructions for users of Netscape Navigator

Text:

  • Select 'Edit' from the menu at the top of the window and choose 'Preferences'
  • Open the Appearance group and click the 'Fonts' category
  • Next to 'For the encoding' should read Western to tell the computer which types of letters and symbols to use. From 'Size' select 18
  • Next to the Variable Width Font field is a drop down box: select 'Arial'.
  • The Fixed Width Font box should already read 'Courier New'. From 'Size' select 18
  • To override the fonts used by the designer of the web page, select 'Use my default fonts overriding document specified fonts'
  • Click 'OK

Colours:

  • Select 'Edit' from the menu at the top of the window and choose 'Preferences'
  • Open the Appearance group and click the 'Colours' category
  • Select a colour button to change colours of text, background, unvisited links, or visited links
  • To override the colours used by the designer of the web page, select 'Always use my colours, overriding document'
  • Click 'OK'
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Bookmaking Pages

If you want to keep a link in your 'favourites' menu to any of our pages, you can do so by creating a bookmark straight to that page.

In Microsoft Internet Explorer: 'Favourites' ---> 'Add to favourites' from the menu option.
In Netscape Navigator: 'Bookmarks' ---> 'Add Bookmarks'.

You can either just use the default page title so you know what the bookmark is when you next come back to it, or you can rename the bookmark anything you wish.

Last updated: 08/05/2008

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The JLAF is a statutory body established by the three councils shown above, to provide advice as to the improvement of public access to land in the area of Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol City and South Gloucestershire for the purposes of open-air recreation and enjoyment of the area.  Its views do not necessarily represent those of the three councils.

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