Accessibility
The Kent Police Authority website has been developed using published standards and will display and function correctly in all modern, standards-compliant web browsers. We have tried to make the site accessible to all visitors, including those with disabilities. All pages on this site have been designed to comply with level A of the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) accessibility guidelines.
We are constantly looking to improve the accessibility of our website. If you encounter any problems while browsing this site please tell us through our contact us form.
Making pages more accessible
The Kent Police Authority website is designed to let you change the text size and background colours, and other display settings through standard browser settings. Instructions are given for the most common browsers.
Changing the text size
All pages on the Kent Police Authority website allow you to resize the text using the functionality built in to your browser.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Menu option: View > Text Size > Larger
Mozilla Firefox
Menu option: View > Zoom > Zoom In
Opera
Menu option: View > Zoom > % value
Safari
Menu option: Right hand page icon > Zoom > Zoom In
Keyboard access
It is easy to navigate this site using only a keyboard. The "tab" key can be used to move between links, which can be activated by pressing "return" or "enter". The "backspace" or "back delete" keys will return you to the previous page you visited. Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down.
We have also provided keyboard shortcuts, or access keys, to the most commonly used areas of the site to enable easier navigation without a mouse.
Mozilla Firefox
Press "alt" + "shift" any access key to go directly to that location.
Opera
Press "shift" + "esc" to toggle HTML access keys. Then press any one of the access keys to go to that location.
Access keys
H - Return to home page
M - Site map
C - Contact information for Kent Police
Published documents
Documents are published on the Kent Police Authority website in PDF format. Most computers will already be configured to view PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader but some may not. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded at no cost from the Adobe website.
Adobe also provide accessibility information about their products at the Adobe accessibility website.
Browser endorsement
While some common browsers are mentioned on this page, the inclusion of a specific browser does not imply endorsement or recommendation by Kent Police Authority.