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In most web browsers, the access key is pressed after holding down Alt (on PC) or Ctrl (on Mac). With Internet Explorer you will then also have to press Enter after letting go of Alt. With Firefox it is Alt plus Shift. With Chrome, Alt plus Shift is necessary to skip navigation. Not all browsers will support access keys. They may also clash with browser short-cuts.

Accessibility Statement

Beamish Museum is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adhere to many of the available standards and guidelines.

This website endeavours to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.

These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.

This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for HTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant HTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly.

Whilst Beamish Museum strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website.

We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall web accessibility. In the meantime should you experience any difficulty in accessing the Beamish Museum website, please don’t hesitate to contact us. 

Signed and Subtitled Videos

Pockerley Old Hall click here.

Tramway system click here.

Pit Village and Colliery click here.

Controlling text and window appearance 

Internet Explorer 7 and 8

Changing the font size: you can increase increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option in the View menu, or the "ctrl + +" and "ctrl + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "ctrl + 0" to return to the default size settings. You can alternatively increase or decrease the font size by using the Font size option in the View menu.

Changing accessibility settings: under the Tools > Internet options menu, the Accessibility option of the General tab gives you the possibility of overwriting certain aspects of our stylesheet to best suit your reading needs.

Internet Explorer 6

Changing the font size: you can increase or decrease the font size by using the Font size option in the View menu.

Changing accessibility settings: under the Tools > Internet options menu, the Accessibility option of the General tab gives you the possibility of overwriting certain aspects of our stylesheet to best suit your reading needs.

Firefox 3

Changing the font size: you can increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option on the View menu, or the "ctrl + +" and "ctrl + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "ctrl + 0" to return to the default size settings. you can increase or decrease the font size, by first selecting the Zoom text only option in the same sub-menu. The "ctrl + +" and "ctrl + -" key combinations on your keyboard will then control the text size. De-select the Zoom text only option if you want to return to the Zoom window option.

Changing accessibility settings: under the Tools > Options menu you can overwrite the font and colour settings of any web site by changing the Font & Colours settings on the Content tab.

Firefox 2

Changing the font size: you can increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option in the Page menu, or the "ctrl + +" and "ctrl + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "ctrl + 0" to return to the default size settings.

Changing accessibility settings: under the Tools > Options menu you can overwrite the font and colour settings of any web site by changing the Font & Colours settings of Content tab.

Apple Mac users

Firefox 3

Changing the font size: you can increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option on the View menu, or the "apple + +" and "apple + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "apple + 0" to return to the default size settings. You can increase or decrease the font size, by first selecting the Zoom text only option in the same sub-menu. The "apple + +" and "apple + -" key combinations on your keyboard wil then control the text size. De-select the Zoom text only option if you want to return to the Zoom window option. Changing accessibility settings: under the Firefox > Preferences menu you can overwrite the font and colour settings of any web site by changing the Font & Colours settings on the Content tab.

Firefox 2

Changing the font size: you can increase or decrease the size of your entire window (including text) by using the Zoom option in the Page menu, or the "apple + +" and "apple + -" key combinations on your keyboard. Use "apple + 0" to return to the default size settings.

Changing accessibility settings: under the Firefox > Preferences menu you can overwrite the font and colour settings of any web site by changing the Font & Colours settings of Content tab.

Safari 3

Changing the font size: you can increase or decrease the font size by first using the Make text bigger and Make text smaller options in the View menu. The "apple + +" and "apple + -" key combinations on your keyboard will also control the text size. Use "apple + 0" to return to the default size settings.