Accessibility

Text size

If you find that the text is too small for you to read, you can change it to a size you’re more comfortable with:

• In Macintosh Internet Explorer and Netscape 6 and 7, use the View > Text Zoom menu.
• In Opera, use the Zoom selector.
• In Firefox and other Mozilla browsers, use the View > Increase Text Size option.
• In Safari, use the View > Make Text Bigger option.

If you use a wheel-mouse, you may be able to change the text size by holding down the Control or Command key and turning the wheel. In some browsers you can change the text size using Control or Command and the + and - keys. In certain browsers, these functions may ‘zoom’ the entire site rather than just the text.

Access keys

Access Keys provide alternative navigation without using a mouse. This site uses the following Access Keys:

• S: Skip navigation
• 1: go to the Home page
• 2: go to What's on
• 3: go to Site map
• 4: go to Search
• 5: go to About us 
• 6: go to Freedom of Information
• 7: go to Complaints procedure
• 8: go to Privacy policy
• 9: go to Contact us
• 0: go to Access key details

To use the Access keys:

• Internet Explorer 5+ (PC)
  Hold down the ALT key, press the number of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER.
• Internet Explorer 4 (PC)
  Hold down the ALT key and press the number of the access key.
• Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
  Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key.
• Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac)
  Access keys are not supported.
• Firefox, Mozilla (PC)
  Hold down the ALT and shift keys and press the number of the access key.
• Firefox, Mozilla (Mac)
  Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key.
• Safari and Omniweb (Mac)
  Hold down the CTRL key and press the number of the access key.
• Opera
  Hold down the Shift key and press Escape, release both keys, then press the number of the accesskey.

Images on nms.ac.uk

All images on this site contain descriptive alt text.

Accessibility Rating

www.nms.ac.uk has an ‘AA’ WAI rating with passes for many ‘AAA’ criteria.

External Sites

National Museums Scotland is not responsible for content or accessibility of external links.

PDFs

For information on PDF files and accessibility visit access.adobe.com.

Browsers

Below you will find links to various browsers to help you tailor your current browser to your needs, access alternative browsers or download add-ons:

Internet Explorer

support.microsoft.com
Information provided by Microsoft on how to change browser settings.

Mozilla Browsers

www.mozilla.org
Information provided on how to change browser settings in Mozilla browsers.

Opera

www.opera.com
Information provided by Opera on how to change browser settings.

JAWS screen reader

www.freedomscientific.com
Download a free trial copy of the screen reader Jaws.

MAGic screen magnification

www.freedomscientific.com
Information on screen magnification software.

WindowEyes

www.gwmicro.com
Screen reader with Braille support.