We are constantly striving to maintain a government acceptable level of conformance, and appreciate any feedback on accessibility problems you encounter with this website.

Access Keys

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Note: To use these keys

For the Windows-based platform: if the browser is Netscape/Mozilla etc, hold down the 'Alt' key and press the assigned key on the keyboard; if the browser is Internet Explorer, do the same as for Netscape, but also press the 'enter' key to navigate to a page.

For the Macintosh platform, hold down the left-hand 'Control' and press the assigned key on the keyboard. (eg. Control-1 navigates to the home page.)

Resizable Text

If you have a visual impairment, the main text on every page is scalable so can be enlarged. You can increase the text size by clicking on the large 'A' in the top right-hand corner of the site. Every time you click, it will get bigger. You can reduce the text size by clicking on the small 'A' in the top right-hand corner of the site. Every time you click, it will get smaller.

Listen to our website

Rother District Council is pleased to introduce a new service to aid accessibility on our website for those with reading difficulties.

We have teamed up with Texthelp Systems to provide a service which gives our visitors the chance to listen to next-wave.org.uk. All you have to do is simply install the free Browsealoud software by following the link.

Browsealoud software

Browsealoud is a web browser plug-in for either Windows PCs or Macs and will work with internet explorer or Firefox. You can control the voice, pitch and the speed. When you scroll over the text on the website, Browsealoud will read and speak what you require.

Browsealoud can also read PDFs on our website. Version 7 or later of Adobe Reader is recommended when using Browsealoud with PDFs.

Before you install the software, you can get further information by visiting the Browsealoud website.

To install the software, please click on the following link;

Download the software from the Browsealoud website